Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 6AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
0.6
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.7
S
1.1
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)77616151514141414141414141413131312121212128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3712781811985075431159521103089490241739431724323617817612310811511311188
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
0
NE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
25
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.66
6:55PM
1.49
7:19AM
1.43
7:47PM
1.28
8:29AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.23
12:49PM
0.37
1:04AM
0.45
1:36PM
0.57
2:03AM
0.69
3:09PM
0.76
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:00-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset------6:00-------6:00-------5:59-
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-111-------------------
Temp. °C232322222323232222212123272726252323232427272624
Feels °C (?)212221222424242524222224262524252425252428282726
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