Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 SAST
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Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (27 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
1.7
ENE
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)111414141361212121212121111111011116613131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)696697911781791551151151611039813088831154343574459218333228
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
5
NNE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
1.15
1:00AM
1.28
1:24PM
1.32
1:53AM
1.50
2:08PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04AM
0.82
6:25PM
0.72
7:20AM
0.66
7:35PM
0.53
8:07AM
0.47
8:14PM
0.35
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----5:58-------5:55-------5:54---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------561--11-----
Temp. °C232428272725242323253131242424232323232424242323
Feels °C (?)272729272726262525273131242525232425252626272526
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