Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 08 Mar 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
25.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
!
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)111112121212121212121212121212121111121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36013131274925022254197616561572148610658141056933738628511502433403416195195236195
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
1.77
6:11PM
1.63
6:25AM
1.62
6:33PM
1.49
6:47AM
1.46
6:56PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.15
12:09PM
0.25
12:15AM
0.28
12:33PM
0.38
12:39AM
0.44
12:58PM
0.54
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---5:50-------5:50-------5:50----
Sunset------6:20-------6:19-------6:17-
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--111-------------1----
Temp. °C222120202022222221201920212323212221191922242422
Feels °C (?)171617181819202121201920212122222321191923232423
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