Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 159 | 132 | 125 | 121 | 110 | 134 | 136 | 133 | 119 | 117 | 79 | 78 | 135 | 248 | 370 | 429 | 383 | 361 | 286 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.58m | 2:28AM1.61m | 2:45PM1.75m | 2:55AM1.74m | 3:11PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.41m | 8:25PM0.39m | 8:32AM0.25m | 8:51PM0.23m | 8:58AM0.12m | 9:18PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 88 | 105 | 134 | 136 | 133 | 119 | 117 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 248 | 370 | 429 | 383 | 361 | 286 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 157 | 159 | 132 | 56 | 69 | 80 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 28 | 61 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 31 | 20 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 12 | 48 | 125 | 121 | 110 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 56 | 55 | 135 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 6 | — | W 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 212 | 228 | 104 | — | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 62 | 57 | 233 | 351 | 342 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 61 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 99 | 106 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 61 |
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