Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.1°C

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 8	SSW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	30	57	80	90	77	68	58	148	178	79	116	169	215	207	189	139	133	170	170	135	133	125	86	89	0	744
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	N	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	W	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	N	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					11:33AM1.35m				00:05AM1.27m				12:42PM1.50m				1:04AM1.41m				1:28PM1.64m				1:47AM1.53m
Low Tide		4:40AM0.66m					6:02PM0.67m				6:11AM0.56m				7:03PM0.52m				7:05AM0.43m				7:44PM0.37m


	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:56	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	6:19
mm	1	1	1	1	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	22	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	23	24	23	23	22	22	21	21	24	31	32	26	27	28	23	22
Feels °C	23	23	25	25	24	26	23	23	21	24	25	23	22	24	25	24	23	22	24	30	30	25	26	30	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	125	125	80	80	77	68	58	61	60	60	149	104	45	207	189	139	133	170	170	135	133	125	86	850	353	153
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ESE 6	E 9	S 7	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	—
kJ	13	14	125	122	120	115	110	40	25	24	39	169	215	33	31	29	33	23	24	1	—	—	—	89	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	NE 6	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 17	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 15	E 9	E 9	ESE 6	E 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	16	1	25	21	49	47	42	23	46	79	116	38	39	23	39	23	23	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SSE 6	—	ESE 6	—	NE 5	NE 4	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	—	SSW 2	SSW 3	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	SSW 5	SSW 8
kJ	30	57	—	90	—	7	21	148	178	172	188	—	1	1	—	—	72	46	108	231	586	954	1122	1152	162	744
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mtunzini KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Umhlanga KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Banana Beach Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Spot Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	3	3
Distance (km)	59	63	23	97	721	721	44	295	61	0	0	97	97	0	0	18	18	18	795	915	915	56	145	0	343	112
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			2	1		3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2				3	2	1		2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	7

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