Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 187 | 190 | 248 | 198 | 150 | 139 | 103 | 71 | 92 | 21 | 436 | 426 | 365 | 274 | 173 | 116 | 92 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 32 | 43 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:17AM1.89m | 4:36PM1.99m | 4:44AM1.90m | 5:03PM2.00m | 5:12AM1.88m | 5:31PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM-0.02m | 10:41PM0.04m | 10:49AM-0.04m | 11:09PM0.04m | 11:17AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 235 | 187 | 190 | 248 | 198 | 150 | 139 | 103 | 71 | 581 | 427 | 340 | 328 | 319 | 267 | 173 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 202 | 216 | 216 | 207 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 113 | 73 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 4 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 202 | 28 | 92 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 21 | 43 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 8 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 645 | 661 | 606 | 612 | 730 | 1014 | 1103 | 923 | 771 | 92 | 167 | 436 | 426 | 365 | 274 | — | 116 | — | — | — | 27 | 32 | 36 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 280 | 280 | 461 | 491 | 493 | 365 | 644 | 18 | 97 | 153 | 295 | 99 | 387 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 18 |
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