Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 70 | 73 | 22 | 22 | 56 | 55 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 76 | 44 | 193 | 56 | 89 | 203 | 198 | 253 | 231 | 167 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:15PM1.73m | 5:30AM1.63m | 5:40PM1.60m | 5:56AM1.49m | 6:05PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.19m | 11:24PM0.23m | 11:33AM0.32m | 11:50PM0.35m | 12:00PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 189 | 189 | 155 | 311 | 311 | 269 | 269 | 227 | 205 | 165 | 161 | 157 | 127 | 127 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 111 | 192 | 218 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 75 | 70 | 73 | 22 | 22 | 56 | 55 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 76 | 44 | 130 | 50 | 27 | 203 | 198 | 253 | 231 | 167 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 13 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 11 | 193 | 56 | 89 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | — | ENE 9 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | — | 397 | 21 | 360 | 297 | 262 | — | 7 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 185 | 239 | 342 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 612 | 61 | 49 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 462 | 721 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 612 | 61 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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