Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 444 | 367 | 298 | 210 | 198 | 148 | 190 | 81 | 157 | 101 | 143 | 125 | 117 | 106 | 232 | 408 | 522 | 457 | 362 | 531 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.36m | 2:40AM1.47m | 3:06PM1.48m | 3:14AM1.59m | 3:38PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.54m | 8:28PM0.55m | 8:54AM0.41m | 9:05PM0.43m | 9:25AM0.30m | 9:37PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 12 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 307 | 242 | 211 | 159 | 95 | 76 | 115 | 190 | 103 | 80 | 58 | 56 | 31 | 117 | 106 | 232 | 408 | 522 | 457 | 362 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 384 | 444 | 367 | 298 | 157 | 155 | 59 | 72 | 75 | 157 | 101 | 92 | 125 | 18 | 83 | 115 | 40 | 41 | 67 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | — | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | ENE 6 | E 9 | S 12 | SE 7 | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 104 | 210 | 198 | 148 | 35 | 81 | 40 | 42 | 17 | 31 | 90 | 10 | 41 | 69 | 2 | — | 21 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 38 | 65 | 113 | 126 | 127 | 135 | 200 | 120 | — | 143 | 25 | 54 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 100 | 127 | 204 | 531 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 751 | 743 | 481 | 277 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 97 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 27 | 106 | 959 | 106 | 0 | 99 |
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