Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1178 | 1037 | 784 | 759 | 649 | 628 | 480 | 464 | 449 | 224 | 217 | 283 | 310 | 157 | 154 | 151 | 112 | 225 | 318 | 549 | 567 | 53 | 49 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46AM1.59m | 2:20PM1.53m | 2:42AM1.70m | 3:12PM1.68m | 3:30AM1.79m | 3:57PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.36m | 8:23PM0.33m | 8:58AM0.23m | 9:16PM0.22m | 9:42AM0.11m | 10:02PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1178 | 1037 | 784 | 759 | 649 | 628 | 480 | 464 | 449 | 151 | 162 | 283 | 310 | 157 | 279 | 246 | 217 | 225 | 318 | 549 | 567 | 626 | 694 | 641 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 35 | 31 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 50 | 63 | 224 | 217 | 205 | 202 | 34 | 154 | 151 | 112 | 177 | 196 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | S 14 | — | S 11 | S 14 | — | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 20 | 78 | 95 | 34 | — | 2 | 33 | — | 68 | 106 | 82 | 86 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 292 | — | 283 | — | 6 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 0 | 23 | 99 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 392 | 61 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 |
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