Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 SAST
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Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SE
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)9141413131313812121210999885566556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120111105999593934183825631424040374987143151134119129145
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
25
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
E
25
E
20
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.90
5:55AM
1.99
6:04PM
1.81
6:26AM
1.88
6:36PM
1.67
7:00AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.03
11:39PM
-0.04
12:02PM
0.09
12:10AM
0.05
12:35PM
0.21
12:43AM
0.20
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:41
Sunset--6:37-------6:36-------6:35-----
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------1-----------
Temp. °C282827252524232427272625242322242726252423222124
Feels °C (?)302929272928262729272628272624252623222222212023
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