Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 210 | 193 | 193 | 159 | 89 | 99 | 34 | 106 | 103 | 172 | 166 | 159 | 159 | 133 | 115 | 98 | 115 | 143 | 181 | 195 | 131 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.51m | 7:49PM1.58m | 8:05AM1.36m | 8:48PM1.42m | 9:22AM1.21m | 10:32PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.35m | 2:06AM0.51m | 2:17PM0.50m | 3:16AM0.64m | 3:39PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 214 | 210 | 193 | 193 | 159 | 150 | 56 | 154 | 117 | 117 | 120 | 122 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 98 | 65 | 50 | 36 | 195 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 41 | 154 | 49 | 51 | 40 | 38 | 25 | 159 | 159 | 133 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 181 | 81 | 131 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 106 | 103 | 172 | 166 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 88 | 115 | 143 | 83 | 18 | 12 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 45 | — | 20 | 89 | 99 | 93 | 85 | 98 | 60 | 7 | 64 | 109 | 122 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 462 | 155 | 99 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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