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Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blythedale today?
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 167 | 119 | 89 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 12 | 284 | 603 | 548 | 410 | 294 | 259 | 183 | 403 | 176 | 78 | 57 | 36 | 35 | 92 | 96 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:46PM 1.19 | 10:49AM 1.34 | 11:21PM 1.18 | 12:03PM 1.37 | 12:36AM 1.25 | 12:59PM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:46PM 0.73 | 3:56AM 0.65 | 5:17PM 0.72 | 5:21AM 0.66 | 6:29PM 0.65 | 6:31AM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:48 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 |
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