Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 11PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 537 | 426 | 344 | 268 | 228 | 247 | 242 | 238 | 233 | 187 | 807 | 1317 | 4056 | 5409 | 5711 | 4440 | 3103 | 2314 | 1695 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.19m | 12:10PM1.18m | 00:53AM1.30m | 1:34PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.75m | 5:22AM0.75m | 6:26PM0.71m | 7:14AM0.58m | 7:44PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 537 | 426 | 344 | 268 | 184 | 198 | 192 | 188 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1317 | 4056 | 5409 | 5711 | 4440 | 3103 | 2314 | 1695 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 150 | 89 | 271 | 260 | 229 | 158 | 242 | 238 | 233 | 187 | 184 | 102 | 95 | 118 | 118 | — | — | 68 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 22 | S 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 104 | 97 | 106 | 228 | 247 | 129 | 112 | 91 | 60 | 807 | 133 | 153 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | 192 | 37 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 49 | 155 |
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