Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.4° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Evening (27 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	!	!	2	!	3	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSW 11	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	198	148	190	81	157	101	143	125	117	106	232	408	522	346	364	1189	1507	1185	1380	878	724	632	631	528
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	ESE	ESE	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:40AM1.47m				3:06PM1.48m				3:14AM1.59m				3:38PM1.60m				3:44AM1.68m				4:07PM1.71m
Low Tide				8:54AM0.41m				9:05PM0.43m				9:25AM0.30m				9:37PM0.33m				9:54AM0.19m				10:07PM0.26m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	3	2	2	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	20	22	20	20	20	19	19	18	20	19	19	17	15	15	15	16	18	18	16	15	16
Feels °C	10	10	12	18	20	17	17	18	17	17	16	18	16	17	14	8	9	10	12	14	13	11	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SSW 12	S 16	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 13	S 12	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 9	E 9	SSE 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 9
kJ	76	115	190	103	80	47	47	31	117	106	232	408	522	346	337	68	231	228	1032	108	724	108	108	528
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SE 9	S 12	S 12	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	ENE 6	SSW 16	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 9
kJ	155	59	72	75	157	101	92	125	18	83	115	40	41	67	48	68	67	85	225	222	108	207	207	81
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 17	SE 8	S 16	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 8	ESE 10	SSW 16	ENE 6	ESE 9	S 12	—	S 11	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	SSW 14
kJ	198	148	35	81	40	42	24	31	90	12	28	69	—	64	—	—	—	—	85	103	213	108	108	147
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	SSW 11	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	—	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 5
kJ	126	127	135	200	120	—	143	31	45	92	127	104	113	137	364	1189	1507	1185	1380	878	—	632	631	44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Spot Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	56	18	18	0	61	0	97	59	59	59	56	112	59	59	99	296	59	59	59	59	59	59	59	59
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2		1	2	1	1	2	2				3									4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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