Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 291 | 268 | 448 | 459 | 337 | 278 | 549 | 619 | 655 | 688 | 660 | 1204 | 1333 | 1903 | 1774 | 1502 | 1433 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.63m | 6:10PM1.61m | 6:21AM1.48m | 6:34PM1.44m | 6:46AM1.31m | 7:00PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.29m | 00:19AM0.38m | 12:26PM0.45m | 00:46AM0.54m | 12:53PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 11 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 630 | 656 | 663 | 592 | 592 | 514 | 452 | 384 | 331 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 288 | 331 | 369 | 407 | 383 | 318 | 235 | 32 | 103 | 43 | 1433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 10 | 116 | 55 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 37 | 19 | 75 | 69 | 61 | 69 | 193 | 129 | 125 | 54 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | — | S 16 | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 24 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | — | 21 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 77 | 291 | 268 | 448 | 459 | 337 | 278 | 549 | 619 | 655 | 688 | 660 | 1204 | 1333 | 1903 | 1774 | 1502 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 61 | 794 | 99 | 794 | 490 | 490 | 277 | 99 | 514 | 721 | 387 | 99 | 153 | 721 | 63 | 98 | 153 | 721 | 721 | 721 | 59 |
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