Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 0.9m 22s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 187 | 807 | 1317 | 4056 | 5469 | 5711 | 4440 | 3103 | 2314 | 1695 | 1299 | 998 | 816 | 563 | 466 | 380 | 198 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:53AM1.30m | 1:34PM1.40m | 1:53AM1.49m | 2:20PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.71m | 7:14AM0.58m | 7:44PM0.52m | 8:04AM0.37m | 8:28PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 138 | 138 | 112 | 1317 | 4056 | 5469 | 5711 | 4440 | 3103 | 2314 | 1695 | 1299 | 998 | 816 | 563 | 466 | 380 | 198 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 233 | 187 | 184 | 102 | 94 | 118 | 120 | 118 | — | 47 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | E 10 | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 60 | 807 | 173 | 153 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 30 | — | — | 19 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 31 | 44 | 51 | 56 | 84 | 125 | 223 | 419 | 495 | 444 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 61 | 959 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 567 | 61 | 533 | 741 | 751 | 533 | 295 |
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