Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 533 | 28 | 82 | 108 | 73 | 50 | 71 | 135 | 95 | 29 | 83 | 28 | 41 | 139 | 198 | 229 | 170 | 141 | 127 | 212 | 356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.92m | 5:31AM1.82m | 5:59PM1.89m | 6:07AM1.74m | 6:37PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.01m | 11:26PM0.14m | 11:39AM0.03m | 00:05AM0.20m | 12:15PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 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 | S 12 |
| kJ | 533 | 459 | 384 | 332 | 332 | 284 | 284 | 279 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 194 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 188 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 121 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 82 | 108 | 73 | 50 | 26 | 135 | 95 | 26 | 83 | 26 | 30 | 139 | 198 | 229 | 170 | 141 | 102 | 212 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | ENE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 41 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 28 | 41 | — | 1 | 41 | 68 | 103 | 127 | 62 | 111 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 99 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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