Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

21.3° C

Blythedale surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blythedale today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 8AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (08 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	41	69	66	67	80	80	81	82	120	118	118	191	441	1262	1283	1207	1189	1261	1547	2446	2775	2723	2412	1949
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	NW	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	W	NW	NNW	WNW	SE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:56AM1.33m				9:44PM1.47m				10:18AM1.26m					11:09PM1.45m				11:55AM1.28m
Low Tide		2:56AM0.55m				3:07PM0.51m				4:12AM0.60m				4:26PM0.56m					5:42AM0.58m				5:59PM0.55m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	18	18	18	22	23	21	21	19	18	18	18	20	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	20	20	19	19	19
Feels °C	15	16	15	19	20	19	19	16	16	16	16	17	19	19	20	20	19	19	17	20	18	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 14	SSW 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14
kJ	88	47	31	21	31	80	81	53	55	35	118	191	441	1262	1283	1207	1189	1261	1547	2446	2775	2723	2412	1949
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 14	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 6	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	31	31	31	31	80	31	31	82	120	118	15	35	39	40	40	37	33	33	30	29	29	29	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	E 10	E 10	ENE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13
kJ	41	69	66	67	17	17	12	22	13	13	21	13	8	8	3	6	6	8	8	7	7	7	7	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 3	WSW 3	—	ENE 6	ENE 4	ENE 5	SSW 3	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 6	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	3	4	—	21	16	33	5	28	42	60	69	127	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Richards Bay South Pier KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Bog Bay KZN North	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Siyayi KZN North	Mntafufu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dairy Beach (New Pier) Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	97	61	18	0	97	18	18	0	29	721	59	0	0	0	0	0	49	296	59	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Kosi Bay	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)		Umhlanga	Siyayi	Alkantstrand	St Lucia	Kosi Bay	Umhlanga	Umdloti		Alkantstrand	Alkantstrand	Richards Bay (Outside)	Cape Vidal	Cape Vidal	Richards Bay (Outside)	Richards Bay (Outside)			St Lucia	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	1	2	2		3	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	7	3	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Moning Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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