Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.6°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 6	S 6	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 10	E 6	E 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	35	35	48	79	80	80	73	79	48	47	74	50	28	242	77	19	131	84	108	187	445	154	163	185
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	S	S	S	S	S	SE	S	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:38AM1.37m					8:06PM1.25m				9:31AM1.28m				10:19PM1.18m					11:33AM1.35m
Low Tide	1:11AM0.49m				1:51PM0.66m					2:33AM0.64m				4:00PM0.76m				4:40AM0.66m					6:02PM0.67m


	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	11	3	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	19	19	23	24	24	23	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22
Feels °C	18	21	24	22	22	22	23	21	21	21	20	20	19	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 10	S 6	ESE 10	S 6	ESE 6	E 5	SE 6	E 10	E 10	SSW 11	SSW 10	S 10	E 9	E 9
kJ	35	286	191	128	102	79	57	77	57	40	125	50	157	18	77	36	43	125	125	22	20	49	63	61
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	SSW 6	SE 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 7	SSW 6	—	S 10	SSW 9
kJ	14	35	48	79	80	80	40	79	48	47	33	121	28	13	65	94	127	14	25	15	7	—	47	28
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	E 11	SE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 14	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 13	S 6	SSE 6	SSW 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 5	—	—	S 17	S 17
kJ	—	14	14	12	23	2	73	19	34	33	21	23	22	17	19	19	14	5	1	3	—	—	6	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	—	SSE 5	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 10	E 6	E 6	ENE 6
kJ	342	408	263	—	12	36	37	46	66	83	74	—	10	242	—	—	131	84	108	187	445	154	163	185
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baggies Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mtunzini KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Alkantstrand KZN North	Mapelane KZN North	St Lucia KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	88	18	0	97	99	99	59	99	99	59	59	99	63	61	23	23	23	99	153	155	61	61	61	18
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast		Umhlanga	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	St Lucia	Mapelane	Sodwana	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal	Mtunzini	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Mapelane	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Kosi Bay	Cape Vidal				Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)		3	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2				2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Paranoia Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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