Blythedale surfForecast / KZN North / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 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
25.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Blythedale today?

The current surf forecast for Blythedale at 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.1
S
0.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
ENE
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141413201366101010101251114111313131010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4242424136347321201324023242311551961287440221717171010
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
SW
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
N
20
NW
5
W
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
1.91
4:02AM
2.09
4:19PM
1.92
4:37AM
2.05
4:54PM
1.88
5:12AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
-0.06
10:13AM
-0.06
10:22PM
-0.06
10:47AM
-0.03
10:58PM
0.01
11:23AM
0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:15-------6:15--
Sunset5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C292829282827262423222222212227323127273029262625
Feels °C (?)282626262826242121222423222226302926262829232322
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