Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 2AM is: 0.2m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | ENE 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 66 | 104 | 151 | 135 | 124 | 74 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 49 | 50 | 71 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:30PM1.96m | 3:41AM1.88m | 4:00PM2.04m | 4:11AM1.92m | 4:29PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.06m | 9:45AM-0.04m | 10:07PM0.01m | 10:14AM-0.07m | 10:36PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 185 | 27 | 346 | 297 | 225 | 203 | 217 | 207 | 164 | 160 | 157 | 127 | 125 | 116 | 9 | 94 | 96 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 21 | SSE 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 66 | 104 | 151 | 135 | 124 | 74 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 49 | 50 | 65 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SE 12 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 444 | 270 | 330 | 475 | 8 | 69 | 104 | 101 | 54 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 147 | 42 | 71 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 99 | 59 | 296 | 387 | 343 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 61 | 61 | 947 | 0 | 0 |
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