Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.3° C

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	10s
Evening (24 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	!	!	0	!	!	2	3	4	4	4	3	0	2	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 9	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 17
Wave Graph
kJ	348	821	1794	3219	2561	1782	1216	823	963	897	681	712	579	600	612	551	470	460	404	384	372	372	286	157
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	SSE	W	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	11:14PM1.21m				12:20PM1.13m				00:56AM1.25m				1:42PM1.23m				1:58AM1.36m					2:30PM1.36m
Low Tide			5:52AM0.75m				6:20PM0.75m				7:24AM0.67m				7:40PM0.66m					8:16AM0.54m				8:28PM0.55m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	18	19	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	18	18	18	17	16	15	14	14	18	20	18	16	15
Feels °C	15	13	11	10	11	11	13	14	13	12	12	15	15	17	17	15	14	13	13	15	15	14	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 20	SSW 18	SSW 17	S 9	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	106	101	101	77	59	218	337	534	686	404	681	712	579	600	612	551	470	460	404	373	325	206	155	129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 22	SSW 20	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	10	10	4	45	163	43	42	41	561	644	597	468	381	381	288	280	276	273	317	384	372	372	286	157
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 9	S 23	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 11	SSW 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 8	E 8	SSW 17	—	E 9	S 17
kJ	6	6	10	—	—	2	2	2	30	163	2	7	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	157	—	13	140
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 9	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ENE 4	ENE 5	NE 5
kJ	348	821	1794	3219	2561	1782	1216	823	963	897	560	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	30	56	82
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sodwana KZN North	Jangamo Beach Inhambane	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jangamo Beach Inhambane	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Alkantstrand KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	2	4	2	5	5	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	2
Distance (km)	295	722	490	722	462	387	59	59	0	0	0	23	462	99	0	0	0	0	18	61	751	743	481	277
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Rating (10 max)	1								4	4	4	4		4	4	3	3	3	3	3				2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	9	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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