Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 1AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1752 | 1475 | 1551 | 1207 | 1049 | 1039 | 878 | 816 | 722 | 615 | 475 | 414 | 1147 | 1443 | 1760 | 2901 | 3193 | 3001 | 2888 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.68m | 3:10AM1.57m | 3:26PM1.72m | 3:44AM1.57m | 3:58PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:09PM0.01m | 9:16AM0.01m | 9:43PM-0.01m | 9:48AM0.02m | 10:15PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1752 | 1475 | 1551 | 1207 | 1049 | 1039 | 878 | 816 | 722 | 615 | 475 | 414 | 1147 | 1443 | 1760 | 2901 | 3193 | 3001 | 2888 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSE 7 | — | SSW 9 | SW 18 | — | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 77 | 206 | 93 | — | 58 | 799 | — | 25 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 104 | 77 | 393 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 115 | 255 | 280 | 316 | 373 | 384 | 313 | 269 | 229 | 170 | 145 | 305 | 522 | 658 | 839 | 725 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 7 | 47 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 359 | 359 | 75 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 65 | 65 | 27 |
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