Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.8°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 (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Evening (30 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).
	Wednesday 30							Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	3	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	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)	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	500	499	212	556	902	923	923	819	723	560	478	387	328	214	160	111	109	83	61	48	32	21	21
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide						5:37PM1.86m				5:52AM1.69m				6:11PM1.68m				6:30AM1.52m				6:52PM1.47m
Low Tide				11:23AM0.07m				11:47PM0.16m				11:58AM0.22m				00:23AM0.33m				12:38PM0.42m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	17	18	21	21	20	18	17	16	16	18	23	24	22	19	18
Feels °C	17	17	16	17	16	17	17	16	15	16	17	15	14	14	14	13	13	14	18	18	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 6	E 7	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	500	499	212	556	902	923	923	819	723	560	478	387	328	214	160	111	119	127	61	48	32	21	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 9	SSW 10	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	10	14	157	23	22	22	12	45	42	50	44	48	45	41	20	18	109	83	16	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	S 15	SSE 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	SSW 16	—	—	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	4	130	18	18	30	54	51	49	44	86	—	26	—	—	48	17	17	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	ENE 8	E 7	E 4	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 4	NNE 4	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	60	59	45	124	159	190	191	39	46	237	262	350	487	597
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Cape Vidal KZN North	Sodwana KZN North	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	4
Distance (km)	0	0	23	18	61	61	61	61	18	18	0	18	751	769	909	909	97	97	97	184	295	741	481
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2					4	4	3	3					2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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