Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 SAST
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Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)14141414141413131313131212121212121111115666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1229133413521158101486870468357248039230023523218017713012186618312810865
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
1.47
6:38PM
1.35
6:49AM
1.32
7:19PM
1.19
7:39AM
1.16
9:40PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
0.50
12:42AM
0.61
1:11PM
0.65
1:26AM
0.77
2:34PM
0.80
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----5:44-------5:43-------5:40---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202024242322201919202527242321212122262725242322
Feels °C (?)212023222121191920202426242322232324262625262523
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