Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

22.5° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	3	2	3	2	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	624	614	555	494	503	442	442	442	450	450	403	409	361	326	319	236	236	232	197	167	213	247	232	710
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NW	NE	E	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:58AM1.37m					8:34PM1.42m				8:48AM1.24m				9:34PM1.29m				10:12AM1.13m
Low Tide	2:00AM0.53m					2:07PM0.50m				2:49AM0.65m				2:57PM0.64m				4:00AM0.74m				4:21PM0.75m


	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	20	22	21	19	19	18	17	17	22	25	22	20	19	18	18	18	21	21	20	20	20
Feels °C	17	17	17	20	21	20	19	19	18	16	16	20	22	21	19	17	16	16	15	20	20	20	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	ENE 7
kJ	624	614	555	494	503	442	442	442	450	450	403	409	361	319	319	236	236	109	85	64	56	247	232	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 8	SSW 17	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	SE 12
kJ	154	103	82	42	36	95	135	190	263	237	300	360	336	326	236	178	135	232	197	167	164	57	53	132
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SE 12	SE 12	—
kJ	57	51	49	49	28	22	9	39	14	6	6	6	6	—	—	—	—	135	145	107	213	164	161	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	13	14	21	21	22	28	120	268	230	162	188	141	—	1	15	15	710
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Senoritas KZN North	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	61	721	61	18	18	18	18	18	61	61	61	18	18	18	0	0	97	98	59
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	5	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	9	5	5	4	4	5	4

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