Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SAST
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Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blythedale sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Blythedale. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
14
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
0.7
S
19
1.1
S
18
1.7
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
2.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5007
5357
4216
3691
6202
5805
5347
4432
3803
3020
2323
1952
1592
1238
942
714
607
418
354
768
1552
1952
1568
1809
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
E
5
ESE
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
NW
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:27AM1.75m
2:43PM1.65m
2:56AM1.82m
3:12PM1.72m
3:23AM1.85m
3:39PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.25m
8:42PM0.22m
9:06AM0.17m
9:11PM0.17m
9:33AM0.13m
9:39PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:22
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5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
17
15
16
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
17
19
25
24
22
21
20
21
19
21
22
21
20
19
13
11
13
16
16
18
17
15
14
14
15
17
24
25
22
21
19
19
17
18
20
21
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
14
4
S
15
3.5
S
15
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
18
1.7
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
2.1
S
14
Energy kJ
3447
4016
4216
3691
6202
5805
5347
4432
3803
3020
2323
1952
1592
1238
942
714
607
418
338
768
1552
1952
1568
1809
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.8
S
16
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSW
16
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
S
12
0.4
NE
8
1.2
S
7
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
65
67
65
1778
44
43
43
42
45
47
31
54
48
29
86
144
159
122
86
48
132
20
143
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.7
S
19
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
NE
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
67
45
61
31
29
51
16
78
73
72
354
59
28
15
30
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
0.6
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
2
NE
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
1.7
S
11
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
7
Energy kJ
5007
5357
64
25
18
14
86
321
8
17
683
190
188
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
59
18
18
59
98
112
18
18
18
18
18
0
49
18
0
0
0
0
59
56
59
59
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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