Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 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
24.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
0
1
1
1
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.8
SSW
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1514141414147888813131314181716161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86963144336136114236177739781173136431132305199914212552307425892219166417641332965834
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
10
WNW
25
SW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
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
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.64
6:30AM
1.58
6:59PM
1.47
7:20AM
1.37
8:12PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
0.21
12:17AM
0.32
12:43PM
0.38
1:08AM
0.52
1:39PM
0.56
2:27AM
0.72
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18
Sunset--5:30-------5:29-------5:28-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-1132212111------
Temp. °C262827272422222019181818181817171818191918181819
Feels °C (?)232625292418181513121214151414141616181817171719
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