Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 174 | 167 | 163 | 154 | 108 | 111 | 214 | 193 | 163 | 0 | 406 | 1807 | 2503 | 2519 | 2003 | 1842 | 1604 | 1285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:37AM1.36m | 1:26PM1.34m | 1:53AM1.51m | 2:25PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.67m | 7:06AM0.58m | 7:31PM0.53m | 8:10AM0.40m | 8:30PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 196 | 174 | 167 | 155 | 120 | 88 | 54 | 159 | 115 | 110 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 49 | 49 | 163 | 154 | 108 | 64 | 214 | 193 | 163 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | 4 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 111 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 188 | 246 | 209 | 228 | 183 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 188 | 406 | 1807 | 2503 | 2519 | 2003 | 1842 | 1604 | 1285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 169 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 607 | 98 | 153 | 112 | 915 | 607 | 490 | 619 | 462 | 296 | 296 | 112 |
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