Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blythedale today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 193 | 159 | 89 | 82 | 77 | 123 | 103 | 172 | 166 | 159 | 159 | 133 | 77 | 92 | 116 | 143 | 137 | 135 | 131 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.58m | 8:05AM1.36m | 8:48PM1.42m | 9:22AM1.21m | 10:32PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.35m | 2:06AM0.51m | 2:17PM0.50m | 3:16AM0.64m | 3:39PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 193 | 193 | 159 | 150 | 154 | 154 | 123 | 117 | 120 | 122 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 63 | 48 | 36 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 12 | 40 | 53 | 46 | 38 | 38 | 172 | 24 | 159 | 159 | 133 | 77 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 135 | 131 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 106 | 103 | 4 | 166 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 116 | 143 | 137 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | — | 20 | 89 | 82 | 77 | 69 | 69 | 29 | 4 | 52 | 85 | 91 | 104 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 915 | 155 | 59 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 751 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
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