Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 11AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (05 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	11s

Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 5							Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	846	777	698	575	492	411	323	273	229	216	157	154	127	147	82	80	79	61	60	60	60	42	41	41
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	ENE	E	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide						7:04PM1.65m				7:11AM1.53m				7:46PM1.60m				7:57AM1.43m					8:37PM1.53m
Low Tide				12:45PM0.26m				1:11AM0.42m				1:23PM0.33m				1:58AM0.49m					2:08PM0.42m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	5:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	20	22	19	18	16	15	15	15	19	23	22	19	17	17	16	16	22	25	24	21	19	18
Feels °C	14	14	19	19	17	17	14	12	12	12	16	20	21	17	14	13	12	12	18	20	22	19	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6
kJ	846	777	698	575	492	411	323	273	229	216	157	154	127	124	82	112	101	80	83	60	60	33	33	106
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 5	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 9
kJ	62	62	61	40	49	31	31	38	38	32	31	21	20	18	18	80	79	61	60	17	17	42	41	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	S 18	SW 17	SSW 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	ESE 11	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 10	E 10	SSW 14
kJ	6	6	12	34	39	39	38	29	28	37	22	6	6	14	6	18	18	18	18	22	21	8	17	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	17	27	35	35	79	80	40	63	147	139	223	203	190	172	83	106	187	172	184
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Battery Beach Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	23	61	61	18	18	18	0	0	49	61	44	18	18	0	0	0	49	61	57	18	18	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			2	3	3	2	2	2		1	2	2	2	2	2	1			2	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	7	9	9

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