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Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 SAST
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Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
24.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 3AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)--

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)71413131212121211111110151514141312121223222020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293480444418668565404324240188181135283422405372286208115111103156234301
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
0
SW
10
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
1.47
8:12PM
1.29
8:56AM
1.35
9:11PM
1.17
10:11AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.43
2:17PM
0.62
2:22AM
0.57
3:14PM
0.72
3:23AM
0.70
4:46PM
0.77
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise---5:03-------5:05-------5:05----
Sunset------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C222121222425242322222224262726242423232527272624
Feels °C (?)202121222425262724242426272827272826262726262525
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