Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 70 | 68 | 114 | 43 | 0 | 213 | 194 | 139 | 98 | 81 | 120 | 116 | 81 | 84 | 118 | 145 | 139 | 0 | 1833 | 3767 | 3402 | 2573 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26AM1.34m | 6:36PM1.30m | 7:10AM1.19m | 7:26PM1.15m | 9:35AM1.08m | 10:51PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.62m | 00:58AM0.65m | 1:18PM0.79m | 2:20AM0.79m | 4:08PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 24 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 113 | 218 | 215 | 199 | 172 | 143 | 127 | 141 | 133 | 98 | 81 | 65 | 49 | 127 | 171 | 168 | 169 | 165 | 106 | 94 | 70 | 54 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 70 | 68 | 114 | 43 | — | — | 30 | 30 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 38 | 35 | 24 | 145 | 139 | — | 35 | 52 | 37 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 | 73 | 120 | 116 | 81 | 84 | 118 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 258 | 332 | 316 | — | 40 | 113 | 213 | 194 | 139 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | 359 | 1833 | 3767 | 3402 | 2573 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 721 | 97 | 153 | 99 | 296 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 740 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 946 | 946 | 1020 | 915 |
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