
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SE 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 148 | 192 | 188 | 108 | 415 | 18 | 195 | 143 | 95 | 68 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 127 | 134 | 182 | 217 | 412 | 1658 | 1599 | 1149 | 1019 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:06PM2.00m | 3:24AM1.87m | 3:39PM2.04m | 3:56AM1.90m | 4:12PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.00m | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.03m | 10:23PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 |
154 | 148 | 192 | 188 | 108 | 64 | 53 | 83 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 57 | 127 | 134 | 157 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 828 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 9 |
60 | 62 | 54 | 57 | 61 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 33 | 70 | 68 | 18 | 18 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
69 | 63 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 27 | 18 | 41 | 38 | 26 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | SW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
106 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 39 | 415 | 255 | 195 | 143 | 95 | 59 | 54 | 56 | — | — | 18 | 182 | 217 | 412 | 1658 | 1599 | 1149 | 1019 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 343 | 387 | 98 | 112 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1264 | 343 | 277 | 106 | 277 |
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