Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 104 | 151 | 135 | 124 | 74 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 49 | 53 | 89 | 111 | 111 | 90 | 85 | 283 | 333 | 408 | 372 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:00PM2.04m | 4:11AM1.92m | 4:29PM2.05m | 4:39AM1.91m | 4:56PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:14AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | 10:42AM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 290 | 232 | 203 | 217 | 207 | 164 | 160 | 160 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 116 | 53 | 96 | 111 | 111 | 199 | 199 | 202 | 94 | 408 | 372 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 104 | 151 | 135 | 124 | 74 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 89 | 99 | 103 | 90 | 85 | 65 | 333 | 68 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 49 | 7 | 27 | 43 | 26 | 40 | 39 | 283 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 44 | 81 | 69 | 52 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 177 | 28 | 33 | 260 | 59 | 286 | 77 | 53 | 166 | 326 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 59 | 296 | 343 | 387 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 794 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 959 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
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