Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1102 | 1138 | 3425 | 2931 | 2429 | 1227 | 904 | 669 | 482 | 913 | 1401 | 1625 | 2058 | 1976 | 2055 | 1945 | 2042 | 2285 | 2018 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.47m | 2:33PM1.53m | 2:48AM1.55m | 3:14PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.25m | 8:21AM0.10m | 8:45PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.02m | 9:28PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 580 | 1138 | 3425 | 2931 | 2429 | 1227 | 904 | 669 | 475 | 335 | 1401 | 1625 | 2058 | 1976 | 2055 | 1945 | 2042 | 2285 | 2018 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 163 | 234 | 101 | 76 | 60 | 64 | 27 | 101 | 361 | 913 | 278 | 251 | 207 | 140 | 108 | 106 | 67 | 17 | 568 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 27 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 157 | — | — | — | 11 | 28 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | 31 | 30 | — | 17 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | E 3 | ENE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1102 | 1138 | 357 | 5 | 11 | 354 | 395 | 383 | 482 | 376 | 575 | 525 | 489 | 474 | 360 | 286 | 326 | 445 | 411 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 359 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 64 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
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