Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 361 | 273 | 329 | 488 | 45 | 547 | 1018 | 917 | 707 | 441 | 1208 | 1283 | 1087 | 784 | 657 | 480 | 404 | 311 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.54m | 2:05PM1.75m | 2:21AM1.68m | 2:35PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM0.41m | 7:49AM0.31m | 8:16PM0.24m | 8:20AM0.17m | 8:47PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 361 | 273 | 329 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 707 | 441 | 1208 | 1283 | 1087 | 784 | 657 | 480 | 404 | 311 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 74 | 55 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 317 | 33 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | S 12 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 488 | 212 | 547 | 1018 | 917 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 27 | 100 | 218 | 246 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 112 | 59 | 112 | 1276 | 949 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 740 | 462 | 61 | 61 | 18 |
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