Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 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 (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 6 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 263 | 277 | 231 | 167 | 120 | 118 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 220 | 194 | 152 | 107 | 86 | 118 | 113 | 51 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.45m | 6:26AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.30m | 7:10AM1.19m | 7:26PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.46m | 00:20AM0.50m | 12:31PM0.62m | 00:58AM0.65m | 1:18PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 111 | 277 | 231 | 167 | 120 | 118 | 78 | 70 | 268 | 210 | 151 | 130 | 115 | 139 | 106 | 107 | 86 | 67 | 51 | 133 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 263 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 68 | 34 | 33 | — | 16 | 16 | 30 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 51 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 22 | 85 | 118 | 113 | 36 | 71 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 151 | 207 | 374 | 494 | 400 | 307 | 293 | 258 | — | 48 | 97 | 153 | 220 | 194 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 721 | 741 | 99 | 112 | 59 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 0 |
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