Blythedale Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.3° 

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Blythedale today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
0
1
1
0
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3
4
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
8
2.3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
249
298
744
1165
1594
1879
1799
1542
1542
1496
1270
1132
1058
823
676
564
524
516
498
424
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
W
5
WSW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:34PM1.44m
6:46AM1.31m
7:00PM1.27m
7:19AM1.14m
7:45PM1.10m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.45m
00:46AM0.54m
12:53PM0.62m
1:19AM0.71m
1:30PM0.81m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
2
7
8
17
9
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
12
14
15
12
12
10
12
14
14
14
15
17
18
18
17
18
20
20
19
19
20
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