Blythedale Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Blythedale today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
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3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
6
2.1
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
ESE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
340
308
206
161
553
807
770
740
878
2014
1684
1469
1336
1429
1132
1081
904
727
644
549
464
453
422
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM1.48m
6:34PM1.44m
6:46AM1.31m
7:00PM1.27m
7:19AM1.14m
7:45PM1.10m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.38m
12:26PM0.45m
00:46AM0.54m
12:53PM0.62m
1:19AM0.71m
1:30PM0.81m
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part cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
1
5
6
12
8
8
6
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
14
13
10
10
13
12
13
13
14
15
17
17
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
18
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