Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1514 | 1256 | 1089 | 901 | 738 | 622 | 569 | 517 | 500 | 510 | 466 | 427 | 371 | 302 | 275 | 161 | 214 | 210 | 193 | 193 | 22 | 56 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.80m | 6:40AM1.64m | 7:07PM1.71m | 7:18AM1.51m | 7:49PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.13m | 00:40AM0.28m | 12:48PM0.22m | 1:19AM0.38m | 1:27PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1514 | 1256 | 1089 | 901 | 738 | 622 | 569 | 517 | 500 | 510 | 466 | 427 | 371 | 302 | 275 | 161 | 214 | 210 | 193 | 193 | 150 | 150 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 11 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 83 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 24 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 37 | 56 | 45 | 64 | 52 | — | — | 22 | 56 | 93 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 56 | 612 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 18 |
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