Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 55 | 506 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 15 | 39 | 358 | 893 | 1397 | 1064 | 744 | 503 | 320 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.27m | 00:44AM1.29m | 1:18PM1.48m | 1:36AM1.47m | 1:59PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.68m | 6:55AM0.55m | 7:34PM0.49m | 7:41AM0.37m | 8:12PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 |
| kJ | 388 | 440 | 506 | 553 | 553 | 553 | 486 | 486 | 481 | 32 | 31 | 909 | 788 | 561 | 464 | 434 | 379 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 17 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 320 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 32 | 14 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 734 | 996 | 1175 | 22 | 358 | 893 | 1397 | 1064 | 744 | 503 | 320 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 18 | 97 | 295 | 343 | 296 | 59 | 387 | 744 | 59 | 0 |
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