Blythedale Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
21.6° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
0
!
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
5
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
SSW
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
14
1
S
14
2.2
SSW
6
3
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
0
856
933
565
391
291
269
758
1698
1298
961
683
555
383
299
284
228
244
206
239
423
0
911
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:33AM1.28m
8:00PM1.26m
8:20AM1.11m
9:26PM1.11m
12:05PM1.04m
Low Tide
1:36AM0.59m
1:43PM0.63m
2:22AM0.75m
2:38PM0.80m
4:44AM0.85m
6:12PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
21
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
18
29
35
22
20
19
Feels °C
20
12
14
15
16
18
20
20
18
18
18
19
18
19
19
16
15
15
17
26
32
14
14
12
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