Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.4° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	668	657	555	464	464	224	217	319	280	310	157	154	146	110	287	561	606	641	52	34	34	33	19	31
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SE	ESE	N	NW	NW	N	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NE	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:20PM1.53m				2:42AM1.70m				3:12PM1.68m				3:30AM1.79m				3:57PM1.80m				4:13AM1.84m
Low Tide	8:06AM0.36m				8:23PM0.33m				8:58AM0.23m				9:16PM0.22m				9:42AM0.11m				10:02PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—
	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	19	20	20	18	17	16	16	16	20	22	20	19	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	18	18	19	19	17	16	16	15	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	18	19	19	20	19	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	S 11	E 8	E 7	E 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	668	657	555	464	464	118	127	222	280	310	157	287	243	223	287	561	606	641	679	694	641	602	614	573
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 6	SSW 12	E 7	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 14	S 11	S 11	SSE 9	E 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	21	19	13	14	35	224	96	176	213	202	34	154	146	101	156	78	55	52	52	34	34	33	19	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	SSW 11	S 14	S 14	—	S 11	S 14	SSE 9	S 11	S 11	SSW 11	SE 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	S 10	—	SW 16	—
kJ	13	8	22	22	16	73	217	37	34	—	2	33	50	110	83	119	4	31	30	8	8	—	11	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 8	E 5	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	E 8	—	NNE 4	—	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 3	—	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	68	27	—	—	—	319	—	—	329	—	13	—	3	11	7	—	35	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Siyayi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	61	61	49	18	18	18	18	61	61	61	18	18	18	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Blythedale	Siyayi	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)				Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay			Sodwana	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3				2	2	2	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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