Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.8
S
19
1.2
S
18
2.1
S
16
2
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3020
2323
1952
1592
1238
942
714
607
418
460
899
2290
1928
1733
1354
1354
1063
893
627
704
694
591
573
530
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
S
25
S
15
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:12PM1.72m
3:23AM1.85m
3:39PM1.75m
3:50AM1.85m
4:06PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.17m
9:11PM0.17m
9:33AM0.13m
9:39PM0.15m
9:59AM0.11m
10:07PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:22
6:22
6:22
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5:21
5:20
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
16
17
21
24
22
21
20
20
20
20
23
24
22
22
21
20
19
19
24
25
23
21
20
19
14
15
20
23
22
20
20
19
17
20
23
21
21
23
23
21
19
19
24
24
23
23
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
18
2.1
S
16
2
S
16
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
3020
2323
1952
1592
1238
942
714
607
418
338
899
2290
1928
1733
1354
1354
1063
893
627
704
694
591
573
530
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
E
10
0.6
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
S
11
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.8
S
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
S
5
0.3
NE
6
0.4
S
17
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
S
16
Energy kJ
47
31
30
13
17
118
125
120
138
98
335
64
30
30
39
12
8
6
95
15
16
129
87
81
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
S
19
0.8
ENE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
61
31
30
29
86
78
73
72
460
82
15
15
15
31
15
10
15
15
15
15
16
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
64
17
25
90
263
308
3
5
12
25
37
46
3
8
10
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
18
18
61
41
0
0
0
0
49
0
59
296
280
18
0
0
0
0
61
61
61
18
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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