Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 16 | S 17 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SW 14 | S 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 26 | 41 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 64 | 51 | 6 | 167 | 130 | 26 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.89m | 6:07AM1.72m | 6:28PM1.76m | 6:35AM1.59m | 6:56PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.19m | 12:12PM0.15m | 00:35AM0.31m | 12:41PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 536 | 764 | 524 | 670 | 658 | 551 | 520 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 469 | 388 | 288 | 239 | 196 | 159 | 155 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 18 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 10 | — | — | S 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 26 | 41 | 4 | 40 | 29 | 40 | 500 | 627 | 627 | 551 | 61 | 64 | 14 | 107 | 167 | 130 | 77 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 97 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 59 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 25 |
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