Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.3° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	ESE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 4	ESE 10	SSE 9	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 12	SSW 9	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	33	33	19	18	18	17	17	783	11	20	10	473	16	52	92	65	38	141	135	95	29	29	25	50
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	SE	SSE	S	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SSE	ESE	ESE	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	S	S	S	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide		4:13AM1.84m				4:40PM1.89m				4:53AM1.85m					5:20PM1.92m				5:31AM1.82m				5:59PM1.89m
Low Tide				10:23AM0.04m				10:45PM0.12m					11:02AM0.01m				11:26PM0.14m				11:39AM0.03m


	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	21	20	20	19	19	20	18	18	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	20	21	19	18	17
Feels °C	16	16	16	20	19	21	19	19	19	17	17	22	19	20	20	18	17	16	16	19	20	19	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	816	739	739	653	680	800	846	783	644	620	541	473	459	384	332	332	279	279	273	230	230	230	194	194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 4	S 9	SSE 9	S 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8
kJ	33	33	19	18	18	17	17	8	11	20	10	15	16	52	92	65	38	141	135	95	26	15	25	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 16	S 16	S 12	SW 19	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSE 9	S 12	SSW 9	SSE 9	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16
kJ	—	5	5	3	14	5	12	11	8	8	8	3	8	7	11	14	27	10	10	2	29	29	14	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	14	16	18	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Zinkwazi KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	18	18	18	59	296	23	18	0	18	18	18	0	61	61	0	0	0	0	0	59	59	23	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Mtunzini	Mapelane	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	St Lucia	Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand		Mtunzini	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Kosi Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Glen Eden Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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