Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 240 | 199 | 173 | 460 | 1190 | 477 | 331 | 285 | 203 | 182 | 165 | 171 | 140 | 176 | 261 | 280 | 363 | 363 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 303 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.90m | 4:12PM2.03m | 4:30AM1.87m | 4:47PM1.95m | 5:07AM1.80m | 5:24PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM-0.03m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:34AM0.02m | 10:58PM0.05m | 11:11AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 203 | 240 | 199 | 173 | 9 | 9 | 458 | 202 | 285 | 186 | 181 | 147 | 171 | 140 | 176 | 261 | 280 | 363 | 363 | 348 | 348 | 303 | 303 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 40 | 37 | 79 | — | — | — | 128 | 10 | 7 | 182 | 165 | 117 | 114 | 103 | 82 | 62 | 61 | 51 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 21 | SW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 25 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 52 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 460 | 1190 | 477 | 331 | 222 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 86 | 38 | 49 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 959 | 296 | 188 | 59 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 959 | 959 | 61 | 49 |
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