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Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 12 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
25.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 3AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
!
!
0
!
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.9
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.8
S
1.9
SSW
3
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
1.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)1261111111110101110131414899998814141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71526462373633941879014125714701207187820691730982875881862269823231892
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
N
5
WNW
15
SE
15
SSE
10
E
15
N
10
N
10
N
40
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04AM
1.19
2:12PM
1.33
2:39AM
1.37
2:45PM
1.50
3:08AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:51PM
0.73
8:00AM
0.70
8:29PM
0.55
8:37AM
0.54
8:57PM
0.38
9:07AM
0.38
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-----5:33-------5:33-------5:35--
Sunset6:44-------6:43-------6:42-------
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cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----1--1111-143-23321111
Temp. °C272524242425272626252423232221222020201919202123
Feels °C (?)282827272829282829282725191915151517171615171720
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