Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 727 | 637 | 528 | 471 | 423 | 196 | 132 | 346 | 200 | 289 | 244 | 238 | 101 | 52 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:01AM1.87m | 4:25PM1.99m | 4:35AM1.91m | 4:59PM2.02m | 5:07AM1.89m | 5:30PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08AM-0.02m | 10:31PM0.05m | 10:41AM-0.06m | 11:04PM0.06m | 11:13AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 727 | 637 | 528 | 471 | 423 | 230 | 169 | 234 | 271 | 262 | 244 | 238 | 271 | 273 | 431 | 434 | 400 | 452 | 434 | 426 | 482 | 15 | 703 | 599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 123 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 112 | 196 | 132 | 129 | 112 | 80 | 182 | 104 | 51 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 40 | 75 | 75 | 62 | 73 | 69 | 346 | 200 | 289 | 17 | 16 | 101 | 52 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 592 | 29 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 909 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 757 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 |
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