Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 2AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 474 | 1057 | 1009 | 939 | 768 | 644 | 635 | 1800 | 3013 | 4384 | 4518 | 3619 | 2987 | 2197 | 1686 | 1324 | 1144 | 673 | 683 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 8:52PM0.41m | 9:05AM0.26m | 9:19PM0.28m | 9:31AM0.13m | 9:46PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 474 | 1057 | 1009 | 939 | 768 | 644 | 494 | 1800 | 3013 | 4384 | 4518 | 3619 | 2987 | 2197 | 1686 | 1324 | 1144 | 673 | 683 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 20 | S 18 | E 8 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 17 |
| kJ | 235 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 69 | 635 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 342 | 199 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 43 | 98 | 300 | 592 | 595 | 520 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 751 | 757 | 909 | 751 | 739 |
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