Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 22 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 328 | 835 | 1220 | 877 | 601 | 464 | 298 | 178 | 64 | 53 | 72 | 74 | 66 | 139 | 205 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.48m | 1:36AM1.47m | 1:59PM1.68m | 2:14AM1.63m | 2:33PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.49m | 7:41AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.32m | 8:17AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 497 | 32 | 31 | 942 | 678 | 575 | 484 | 449 | 386 | 386 | 379 | 298 | 320 | 319 | 313 | 300 | 293 | 63 | 54 | 212 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | S 22 | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 14 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 327 | 178 | 64 | 53 | 72 | 74 | 66 | 139 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 33 | 7 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 48 | 29 | 33 | 65 | 39 | 26 | 205 | 199 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | — | 748 | 942 | 1094 | 48 | 328 | 835 | 1220 | 877 | 601 | 464 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 492 | 619 | 188 | 164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 339 | 41 | 25 | 607 | 295 | 343 | 324 | 324 | 740 | 1302 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 612 | 741 | 61 | 61 | 18 |
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