Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.3° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 5	S 9	SSE 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	17	17	11	11	20	11	15	17	73	120	90	50	71	67	95	85	29	28	41	139	155	145	123	103
Wind (km/h)	SSE	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	SSE	ESE	SE	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	S	SSE	SSE	WSW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on
High Tide	4:40PM1.89m				4:53AM1.85m					5:20PM1.92m				5:31AM1.82m				5:59PM1.89m				6:07AM1.74m
Low Tide			10:45PM0.12m					11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m				00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m


	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—
	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	20	18	17	18	21	21	20	18	18	17	16	16	20	21	19	18	17	16	16	16	22	24
Feels °C	20	18	19	17	16	18	22	20	20	18	18	17	16	16	20	21	20	19	17	16	16	15	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	800	846	763	644	620	541	449	392	384	332	332	284	284	279	234	234	234	234	190	190	190	188	192	153
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10
kJ	17	17	8	11	20	11	11	7	73	120	90	50	29	67	95	85	15	15	15	139	155	145	123	83
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SE 11	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 6	S 10	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 14	—	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14
kJ	5	12	11	8	8	9	15	17	7	5	23	41	71	14	2	2	29	28	41	—	21	44	69	103
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	6	10	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Umhlanga KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	23	18	23	18	18	18	23	61	112	0	0	0	0	0	59	59	18	18	0	0	0	0	44	61
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Zinkwazi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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