Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 467 | 453 | 388 | 670 | 804 | 984 | 1072 | 1048 | 990 | 836 | 599 | 1089 | 256 | 350 | 529 | 501 | 489 | 450 | 1305 | 1225 | 1206 | 1167 | 1019 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.80m | 5:44AM1.74m | 6:16PM1.75m | 6:27AM1.63m | 7:04PM1.68m | 7:13AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.21m | 11:55AM0.14m | 00:22AM0.31m | 12:38PM0.22m | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:24PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 331 | 467 | 453 | 388 | 670 | 804 | 984 | 1072 | 1048 | 990 | 836 | 599 | 149 | 256 | 228 | 276 | 269 | 239 | 335 | 1305 | 1225 | 1206 | 1167 | 1019 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 7 | E 10 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | SSW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 65 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 57 | 5 | 203 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 10 | — | E 10 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | — | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 22 | 24 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 19 | 1089 | 255 | 350 | 529 | 501 | 489 | 450 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 56 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 343 | 490 | 296 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 769 |
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