Blythedale Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.2° 

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Blythedale today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
S
16
1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
S
18
1.7
S
18
2.1
S
18
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.5
S
16
2.4
S
15
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
254
427
589
474
1057
1009
939
1029
644
635
1800
2715
4065
4203
3619
2547
1984
1531
1161
1021
663
673
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
0
ESE
0
NE
5
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:51PM1.53m
2:57AM1.61m
3:18PM1.69m
3:24AM1.73m
3:44PM1.82m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.41m
8:52PM0.41m
9:05AM0.26m
9:19PM0.28m
9:31AM0.13m
9:46PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
20
21
19
18
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
22
23
21
18
18
Feels °C
16
17
18
18
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
20
18
17
16
17
16
15
12
13
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