Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 SAST
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Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SE
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
ENE
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)141313131381212810999888555555613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)105999593933283823031424139514849919994879210715481
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
40
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.90
5:55AM
1.99
6:04PM
1.81
6:26AM
1.88
6:36PM
1.67
7:00AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
-0.04
12:02PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.05
12:35PM
0.21
12:43AM
0.20
1:12PM
0.37
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:41--
Sunset6:37-------6:36-------6:35-------
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-------121------------
Temp. °C272525242425272827252423222427262624232222242928
Feels °C (?)292729282829292928272626242627242423222121222724
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