Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 283 | 427 | 408 | 372 | 346 | 333 | 237 | 169 | 167 | 207 | 107 | 170 | 149 | 63 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:56PM2.00m | 5:06AM1.85m | 5:22PM1.90m | 5:32AM1.76m | 5:47PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM-0.05m | 11:03PM0.05m | 11:09AM0.03m | 11:29PM0.13m | 11:36AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 427 | 408 | 372 | 346 | 85 | 64 | 169 | 129 | 207 | 107 | 110 | 66 | 63 | 1126 | 808 | 650 | 606 | 685 | 792 | 739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 283 | 49 | 45 | 51 | 67 | 333 | 237 | 11 | 167 | 106 | 6 | 170 | 149 | — | 57 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 8 | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 18 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 51 | — | 17 | 16 | 7 | 55 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 199 | 118 | 176 | 237 | 201 | 247 | 295 | 419 | 443 | 679 | 1473 | 1563 | 1350 | 1351 | 1539 | — | — | — | 885 | 1027 | 990 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 721 | 915 | 751 | 751 | 739 | 739 | 612 | 541 | 280 | 280 | 161 | 18 | 0 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 18 | 18 |
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