Blythedale 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.39° S 31.33° E

Issued: 1 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blythedale sea temperature is

20.3°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s
Evening (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 9	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	88	90	87	283	427	408	367	346	259	237	169	167	207	109	65	66	63	57	52	50	49	28	26	24
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	NE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	E	SE	E	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		4:39AM1.91m				4:56PM2.00m					5:06AM1.85m				5:22PM1.90m				5:32AM1.76m				5:47PM1.77m
Low Tide				10:42AM-0.05m					11:03PM0.05m				11:09AM0.03m				11:29PM0.13m				11:36AM0.14m


	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	14	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	22	22	21	21	20	20	20	22	27	27	26	23	22	21	21	20	25	24	20	19	19
Feels °C	22	23	23	23	22	20	20	19	18	17	18	21	20	18	15	16	16	19	20	24	24	20	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	S 15	ESE 9	SSW 14	SSW 14	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 12	SSW 12	ENE 10
kJ	88	160	103	165	427	408	367	346	259	66	62	109	207	109	540	66	63	1121	904	755	685	28	26	804
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 14	S 9	SSW 14	S 9	—	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	—	—	SSW 11
kJ	101	90	87	67	69	51	47	71	69	237	169	167	107	2	65	2	—	57	52	50	49	—	—	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	SSW 11	ENE 5	SSW 19	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	E 8	E 8	—	S 9	S 10	S 10	—	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	40	20	283	35	52	33	68	50	—	7	7	7	—	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 9	NE 5	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	NNE 6	—	—	—	E 9	E 10	ENE 10
kJ	27	31	222	41	162	249	171	197	223	316	384	450	703	1249	853	1374	1395	319	—	—	—	780	826	1100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sunrise KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Blythedale KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Robberg Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbotyi Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Salt Rock KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Umhlanga KZN North	Salt Rock KZN North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	1	5	4	6	3	2	2	2	1	8	4	1	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	25	61	0	0	0	61	61	61	721	915	751	751	757	612	612	612	466	326	277	18	18	61	44	18
Best forecast wave conditions in KwaZulu-Natal North Coast	Sunrise	Sodwana	Siyayi	Siyayi	Umhlanga															Salmon Bay	Siyayi		Siyayi	Richards Bay (Outside)
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2															5	3		4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Salmon Bay KZN North	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	6	4	4	4	4	6	8	4	5	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Frigates Fiji	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Noises Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Frigates Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	4

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