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Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 11 Jan 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
24.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111161515141413121212232220201818161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24719415012928742240537228616211582175238314298340413359341308222215154
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
1.29
8:56AM
1.35
9:11PM
1.17
10:11AM
1.25
11:02PM
1.10
12:00PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
0.57
3:14PM
0.72
3:23AM
0.70
4:46PM
0.77
5:06AM
0.77
6:38PM
0.73
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise---5:05-------5:05-------5:07----
Sunset------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222252727272624232225272826252323222526272725
Feels °C (?)262424272828282726252325262624242425252928293029
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