Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 06 Apr 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
25.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
0
!
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)13131212127171617161615151415151415141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)867775751739668791917722740694231016631392119111171293107213711229119112081014893880
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
WSW
10
W
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
1.74
5:44PM
1.63
5:54AM
1.61
6:09PM
1.49
6:19AM
1.47
6:38PM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22PM
0.19
11:39AM
0.23
11:47PM
0.31
12:05PM
0.35
12:13AM
0.45
12:33PM
0.50
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222232423222121212121222221212120192025262422
Feels °C (?)262424202019181718181818202222222220192023222120
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