Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 SAST
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Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
!
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3
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
3
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
14
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.7
S
19
1.2
S
18
1.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2420
2586
3011
3479
6199
4041
3466
6286
5801
5054
4432
3750
2805
2323
1952
1592
1118
833
714
607
418
358
909
1901
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
5
NE
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:11PM1.55m
2:27AM1.75m
2:43PM1.65m
2:56AM1.82m
3:12PM1.72m
3:23AM1.85m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.30m
8:39AM0.25m
8:42PM0.22m
9:06AM0.17m
9:11PM0.17m
9:33AM0.13m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:22
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
18
17
15
16
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
17
19
25
25
22
21
21
19
18
21
23
15
15
14
13
11
13
16
16
18
17
15
14
13
14
16
24
27
23
22
19
16
17
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
14
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
18
1.9
S
16
Energy kJ
120
92
90
65
3824
4041
3466
6286
5801
5054
4432
3750
2805
2323
1952
1592
1118
833
714
607
418
338
909
1901
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.8
S
16
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
1.4
NE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
S
11
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
67
65
1778
44
43
43
42
45
47
31
31
29
29
86
167
180
119
100
282
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
S
19
0.7
NE
8
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
67
64
61
60
57
51
16
78
73
72
358
60
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
4.5
SSW
13
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
NE
4
1.3
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
0.6
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
2420
2586
3011
3479
6199
64
63
54
31
111
363
317
7
41
115
157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
7
8
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
2
Distance (km)
915
59
23
18
18
18
59
59
740
18
18
18
18
18
18
49
0
0
0
49
59
0
0
319
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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