Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 331 | 461 | 432 | 562 | 439 | 302 | 408 | 568 | 331 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.77m | 5:57AM1.63m | 6:10PM1.61m | 6:21AM1.48m | 6:34PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.24m | 12:01PM0.29m | 00:19AM0.38m | 12:26PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 739 | 780 | 709 | 660 | 630 | 656 | 663 | 661 | 592 | 514 | 392 | 331 | 331 | 282 | 302 | 331 | 377 | 331 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 118 | 101 | 22 | 288 | 21 | 38 | 434 | 426 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 60 | — | 103 | 12 | 21 | 82 | 127 | 48 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | 331 | 461 | 432 | 562 | 439 | 195 | 408 | 568 | 145 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 794 | 99 | 947 | 947 | 112 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 97 | 97 | 153 |
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