Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 11AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 149 | 165 | 189 | 176 | 123 | 120 | 137 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 108 | 105 | 135 | 120 | 116 | 102 | 68 | 55 | 133 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.99m | 3:45AM1.87m | 3:59PM1.99m | 4:12AM1.87m | 4:25PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:40PM0.03m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:07PM0.02m | 10:13AM0.03m | 10:32PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 127 | 135 | 135 | 138 | 150 | 123 | 120 | 92 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 116 | 116 | 108 | 105 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 102 | 68 | 55 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 149 | 149 | 165 | 189 | 176 | 19 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 98 | 113 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 135 | 120 | 116 | 98 | — | — | 133 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 121 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 28 | 13 | — | 17 | 44 | 75 | 137 | 170 | 201 | 288 | 717 | 1079 | 822 | 469 | 324 | 353 | 353 | 453 | 779 | 963 | 871 | 667 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 27 | 0 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 44 | 61 | 567 | 794 | 44 | 44 | 197 | 61 | 57 | 61 | 392 | 533 | 462 |
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