Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 11PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 395 | 435 | 400 | 388 | 317 | 975 | 512 | 978 | 1018 | 879 | 866 | 1171 | 1382 | 1109 | 922 | 813 | 786 | 709 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:38PM2.01m | 3:49AM1.91m | 4:05PM2.06m | 4:18AM1.93m | 4:34PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.01m | 9:52AM-0.05m | 10:14PM-0.04m | 10:21AM-0.07m | 10:43PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 179 | 395 | 186 | 400 | 388 | 82 | 45 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 709 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SW 16 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 82 | 6 | 435 | 7 | 7 | 317 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 139 | 282 | — | 132 | 114 | — | 975 | 512 | 978 | 1018 | 879 | 866 | 1171 | 1382 | 1109 | 922 | 813 | 786 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 49 | 153 | 915 | 915 | 794 | 490 | 490 | 296 | 59 | 59 | 1279 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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