Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 188 | 241 | 415 | 15 | 182 | 135 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 57 | 72 | 134 | 134 | 161 | 190 | 295 | 1333 | 1530 | 1206 | 844 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:06PM2.00m | 3:24AM1.87m | 3:39PM2.04m | 3:56AM1.90m | 4:12PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.06m | 9:18PM0.00m | 9:24AM-0.01m | 9:50PM-0.04m | 9:58AM-0.03m | 10:23PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 192 | 188 | 59 | 64 | 68 | 83 | 81 | 75 | 62 | 61 | 43 | 72 | 134 | 134 | 161 | 190 | 53 | 43 | 37 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 10 | — | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 54 | 57 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 33 | 62 | 68 | 18 | 57 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 73 | — | 26 | — | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 70 | 18 | 41 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 40 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 241 | 415 | 214 | 182 | 135 | 92 | 57 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 295 | 1333 | 1530 | 1206 | 844 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 387 | 99 | 112 | 59 | 59 | 18 | 0 | 99 | 946 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 1270 | 280 | 277 | 110 |
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