Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.8° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	14s
Evening (18 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	184	258	273	210	139	127	212	420	400	383	447	560	780	503	774	734	878	923	1073	925	850	836	819	736
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WNW	NW	NE	E	E	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	ENE	ESE	E	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	E	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross	cross
High Tide			6:07AM1.74m				6:37PM1.81m				6:43AM1.63m				7:14PM1.70m				7:19AM1.51m				7:51PM1.56m
Low Tide	00:05AM0.20m				12:15PM0.10m				00:42AM0.30m				12:51PM0.21m				1:20AM0.41m				1:27PM0.35m


	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	21	23	20	19	18	18	17	17	20	21	19	18	18	17	17	18	20	20	20	18	17
Feels °C	16	15	15	20	21	20	19	17	17	16	16	20	20	19	19	19	17	17	17	19	19	20	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	190	154	273	210	153	121	212	420	400	383	401	560	780	503	774	734	878	923	1073	925	850	836	819	736
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 10	SE 13	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	184	258	154	156	139	100	121	118	89	362	447	239	94	257	194	221	106	106	68	92	48	31	42	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 9	SSW 9	SSE 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10	E 10	SSW 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSW 13
kJ	—	—	42	68	103	127	78	75	123	89	89	90	59	110	71	69	56	47	47	45	44	28	27	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	ENE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	99	61	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Sodwana	Umhlanga	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mapelane			Alkantstrand	Cape Vidal	St Lucia	Cape Vidal	Mapelane	Umdloti	Alkantstrand		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Amanzimtoti Durban/KZN South	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5

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