Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.7° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (23 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	1	1	2	1	0	1	3	2	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	236	232	197	167	213	247	372	418	358	943	1900	2985	3618	2980	1682	1432	845	830	752	618	587	600	624	551
Wind (km/h)	N	N	SW	SSW	S	S	W	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SE	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				10:12AM1.13m					11:14PM1.21m				12:20PM1.13m				00:56AM1.25m				1:42PM1.23m
Low Tide		4:00AM0.74m				4:21PM0.75m					5:52AM0.75m				6:20PM0.75m				7:24AM0.67m				7:40PM0.66m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	21	21	20	19	18	19	18	17	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	17	18	18	16	15
Feels °C	15	15	16	19	19	20	20	17	14	12	11	11	11	11	13	14	13	12	13	15	16	17	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 20	SSW 18	S 10	S 9	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	236	232	109	74	164	247	372	132	106	101	79	60	60	218	340	978	845	830	752	618	587	600	624	551
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSW 22	SSW 20	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 18	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	135	135	197	167	52	164	161	26	10	10	5	45	163	43	42	540	561	644	494	468	381	381	288	280
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 13	S 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 8	E 8	E 9	S 23	—	—	—	E 10	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 9
kJ	—	—	139	107	213	35	26	6	6	6	10	—	—	—	2	42	19	—	—	6	6	6	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	SSW 12	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	SSW 13	SSW 6	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	170	132	167	123	30	27	—	418	358	943	1900	2985	3618	2980	1682	1432	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Jangamo Beach Inhambane	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jangamo Beach Inhambane	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	4	2	4	6	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	18	18	0	97	99	23	0	59	295	722	491	722	462	751	59	0	0	0	0	0	751	61	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Blythedale	Alkantstrand	Sodwana							Umhlanga	Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Siyayi	Mtunzini		Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2							4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	5	9	9	8	9	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Arawhata New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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