Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 825 | 463 | 320 | 248 | 269 | 758 | 1698 | 1317 | 849 | 683 | 499 | 389 | 299 | 284 | 224 | 244 | 277 | 229 | 333 | 0 | 697 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00PM1.26m | 8:20AM1.11m | 9:26PM1.11m | 12:05PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.63m | 2:22AM0.75m | 2:38PM0.80m | 4:44AM0.85m | 6:12PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 141 | 137 | 248 | 216 | 758 | 1698 | 1317 | 849 | 683 | 499 | 389 | 299 | 284 | 224 | 244 | 277 | 229 | 137 | 68 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 14 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 34 | 33 | 137 | 269 | 156 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 45 | 31 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 11 | — | 333 | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 825 | 463 | 320 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | 67 | 107 | 209 | 268 | 697 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 741 | 387 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 23 | 909 | 607 | 739 |
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