Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.4° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Evening (09 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	186	355	1129	1034	878	865	1048	1589	2383	2723	2412	2127	1868	1632	1440	1264	1245	1070	1070	1127	1237	956	822	702
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	W	W	WSW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off	off	off	off
High Tide	10:18AM1.26m					11:09PM1.45m				11:55AM1.28m				00:36AM1.49m				1:17PM1.38m				1:46AM1.59m
Low Tide			4:26PM0.56m					5:42AM0.58m				5:59PM0.55m				7:03AM0.49m				7:19PM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—
	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	19	19	19	17	17	17	20	20	20	19	18	18	17	18	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	19	19	18	20	19	17	17	17	20	18	19	19	18	17	16	18	19	19	19	18	16	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	186	245	1129	1034	878	865	1048	1589	2383	2723	2412	2127	1868	1632	1440	1264	1245	1070	1070	1127	1237	956	822	702
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SSW 15	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	35	355	40	40	37	33	33	30	29	29	19	19	19	19	18	19	21	22	22	21	18	49	51	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	ENE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	13	44	8	3	6	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	25	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	E 8	ESE 6	E 6	—	E 6
kJ	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	34	98	74	—	82
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	721	99	0	0	0	0	0	49	296	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	59	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2		3	4	4	3	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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