Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1597 | 1827 | 1916 | 1601 | 932 | 1125 | 937 | 783 | 537 | 426 | 344 | 284 | 228 | 202 | 242 | 238 | 233 | 187 | 645 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.34m | 8:54AM1.16m | 10:29PM1.19m | 12:10PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.69m | 3:21PM0.75m | 5:22AM0.75m | 6:26PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 50 | 31 | 932 | 1125 | 937 | 783 | 537 | 426 | 344 | 284 | 193 | 196 | 192 | 155 | 233 | 122 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | S 18 | ESE 8 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 278 | 46 | 107 | 150 | 102 | 89 | 271 | 260 | 244 | 158 | 242 | 238 | 148 | 187 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 18 | NE 7 | E 10 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 47 | 79 | 48 | 48 | 150 | 104 | 96 | 106 | 228 | 202 | 129 | 93 | 75 | 62 | 645 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1597 | 1827 | 1916 | 1601 | — | — | — | — | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 721 | 721 | 112 | 112 | 61 | 61 | 721 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 18 | 61 | 61 |
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