Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 254 | 427 | 589 | 474 | 1057 | 1009 | 939 | 1029 | 644 | 635 | 1800 | 2715 | 4065 | 4203 | 3619 | 2547 | 1984 | 1531 | 1161 | 1021 | 663 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.53m | 2:57AM1.61m | 3:18PM1.69m | 3:24AM1.73m | 3:44PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM0.41m | 8:52PM0.41m | 9:05AM0.26m | 9:19PM0.28m | 9:31AM0.13m | 9:46PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 80 | 254 | 427 | 589 | 474 | 1057 | 1009 | 939 | 1029 | 644 | 494 | 1800 | 2715 | 4065 | 4203 | 3619 | 2547 | 1984 | 1531 | 1161 | 1021 | 663 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 18 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 20 | S 18 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 210 | 79 | 50 | 45 | 235 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 69 | 635 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 342 | 139 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | 5 | 14 | 29 | 34 | 28 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 69 | 106 | 299 | 589 | 653 | 573 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 97 | 99 | 98 | 59 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 751 | 751 | 751 | 751 | 751 | 533 |
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