Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1032 | 982 | 990 | 612 | 569 | 880 | 918 | 940 | 979 | 999 | 1076 | 1219 | 1731 | 1886 | 1744 | 1969 | 2020 | 1949 | 1625 |
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.84m | 5:09AM1.81m | 5:32PM1.87m | 5:38AM1.79m | 6:01PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.18m | 11:17AM0.05m | 11:36PM0.18m | 11:45AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 101 | 65 | 990 | 612 | 569 | 880 | 918 | 940 | 979 | 999 | 1076 | 1219 | 1731 | 1886 | 1744 | 1969 | 2020 | 1949 | 1625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 87 | 68 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 28 | 41 | 40 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 51 | 48 | 25 | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1032 | 982 | — | 404 | 351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 63 | 38 | 106 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 949 | 145 | 41 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 59 | 947 | 909 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 744 | 277 | 18 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Blythedale surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest