Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

20.5°C

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (07 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	18s
Afternoon (07 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Evening (07 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 7							Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9
	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)	5	!	!	!	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	4056	5469	5711	4440	3103	2310	1695	1299	998	816	563	466	380	198	198	153	167	130	123	121	90	88	56
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:34PM1.40m				1:53AM1.49m					2:20PM1.63m				2:34AM1.66m				2:57PM1.82m
Low Tide		7:14AM0.58m				7:44PM0.52m					8:04AM0.37m				8:28PM0.33m				8:41AM0.19m				9:05PM0.17m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	17	22	23	22	18	17	17	16	18	24	25	24	20	18
Feels °C	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	13	14	18	17	16	13	13	14	13	15	21	20	18	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10
kJ	4056	5469	5711	4440	3103	2310	1695	1299	998	816	563	466	380	198	198	153	167	130	123	121	90	88	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 18	S 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 17	SSE 13
kJ	94	118	118	90	118	70	68	47	47	30	30	6	6	53	31	27	39	36	27	13	13	6	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 20	—	E 10	—	—	S 18	SSE 14	—	S 16	S 16	SW 16	S 16	S 17	SW 17	S 17
kJ	153	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	30	—	—	6	36	—	5	5	10	5	6	12	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 10	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	160	21	46	61	98	138	223	432	459	392	412	381	342	384	545	801	769	674
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Siyayi KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Mngazi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Flat Rocks (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sodwana KZN North	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Sodwana KZN North	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	4	1	3	1	3	1	4
Distance (km)	0	18	23	49	61	769	49	49	567	312	533	740	751	751	533	295	277	61	295	739	751	567	533
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Siyayi	Siyayi	Mapelane	St Lucia			Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)								Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7			4	4								3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	8	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	9	9	7	7	9

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