Blythedale Surf Forecast

/ KZN North (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (29.39° S 31.33° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (31 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 May)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (31 May)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (31 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tuesday 2
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SSW 15	S 14	SSW 14	SE 8	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	115	108	109	107	92	82	81	50	65	125	107	61	46	84	127	82	45	33	30	25	34	34	31	28
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	NNW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:29AM1.71m				3:50PM1.64m				4:00AM1.71m				4:22PM1.64m				4:31AM1.69m				4:54PM1.63m
Low Tide				9:40AM0.22m				9:50PM0.28m				10:11AM0.21m				10:22PM0.29m				10:42AM0.23m				10:54PM0.32m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	19	21	22	20	19	18	17	16	16	21	23	21	19	18	17	17	18	24	25	23	22	21
Feels °C	21	20	20	21	20	19	19	18	17	16	16	20	21	21	19	18	16	16	16	23	23	22	22	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 8	E 9	E 9	ENE 5
kJ	115	108	109	107	77	64	64	50	65	67	53	50	46	36	28	28	24	16	17	10	35	37	39	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 8	SSW 15	S 14	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 9
kJ	69	98	98	66	92	82	81	48	34	125	107	36	39	40	40	39	38	37	36	38	19	18	13	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	SSW 14	SSW 12	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 16	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	10	10	18	18	18	24	24	22	46	34	35	61	29	84	127	82	27	27	19	19	34	34	31	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 4	SSW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	8	21	41	33	45	33	30	25	9	12	12	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	23	61	61	61	18	18	18	18	18	61	61	61	18	18	0	0	18	49	61	44
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Blythedale	Mapelane	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)			Siyayi	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Mtunzini		Umhlanga
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1			1	1	1	2	2	1			2	1	1	1	1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4	2	3
Header Global	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Boners United States	Haapiti French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Cabo Blanco Costa Rica	Chameau Mauritius	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Taupo Bay New Zealand	Moureeses New Zealand	Hicks Bay New Zealand	Hicks Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico
Rating (10 max)	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	4

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