Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 70 | 101 | 198 | 253 | 288 | 198 | 137 | 125 | 87 | 56 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:45AM1.02m | 00:36AM1.10m | 1:25PM1.20m | 1:30AM1.27m | 1:55PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.90m | 7:03AM0.76m | 7:28PM0.73m | 7:40AM0.58m | 7:58PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 316 | 25 | 101 | 381 | 339 | 260 | 223 | 228 | 195 | 199 | 167 | 167 | 138 | 135 | 109 | 107 | 109 | 112 | 138 | 115 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 70 | 24 | 198 | 253 | 288 | 198 | 137 | 125 | 87 | 56 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 36 | 47 | 23 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 43 | 10 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 309 | 347 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 721 | 97 | 59 | 56 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 61 | 769 | 61 | 61 | 18 |
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