
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
165 | 189 | 176 | 123 | 120 | 119 | 189 | 90 | 88 | 116 | 116 | 108 | 105 | 135 | 120 | 118 | 158 | 58 | 55 | 133 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.99m | 3:45AM1.87m | 3:59PM1.99m | 4:12AM1.87m | 4:25PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:40PM0.03m | 9:46AM0.01m | 10:07PM0.02m | 10:13AM0.03m | 10:32PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
135 | 138 | 150 | 123 | 120 | 90 | 113 | 90 | 88 | 116 | 116 | 108 | 105 | 106 | 117 | 117 | 70 | 58 | 55 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 12 | — |
165 | 189 | 176 | 121 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 67 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 135 | 120 | 118 | 158 | — | — | 133 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
— | — | 1 | 26 | 71 | 119 | 189 | 245 | 307 | 717 | 1079 | 822 | 428 | 294 | 286 | 305 | 453 | 687 | 963 | 871 | 613 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 61 | 58 | 0 | 18 | 44 | 61 | 295 | 567 | 533 | 106 | 0 | 18 | 61 | 277 | 277 | 392 | 461 | 67 | 19 | 18 |
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