Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 345 | 362 | 407 | 996 | 1134 | 700 | 954 | 769 | 1160 | 608 | 931 | 964 | 984 | 924 | 865 | 632 | 471 | 238 | 167 | 203 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.54m | 6:36AM1.30m | 7:00PM1.44m | 7:20AM1.18m | 7:44PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:00PM0.16m | 00:39AM0.25m | 12:38PM0.27m | 1:24AM0.34m | 1:19PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 345 | 362 | 407 | 996 | 892 | 700 | 151 | 769 | 112 | 241 | 931 | 964 | 984 | 924 | 865 | 632 | 471 | 238 | 167 | 107 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | W 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | W 11 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 9 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 157 | 299 | 265 | 167 | 157 | 143 | 119 | 114 | 53 | 104 | 52 | 71 | 62 | 69 | 47 | 42 | 66 | 142 | 150 | 203 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | W 12 | S 10 | W 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 10 | SE 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 155 | 110 | 191 | 98 | 92 | 154 | 112 | 117 | 22 | 51 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 41 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 120 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | NW 4 | WSW 12 | NW 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 344 | 1134 | 15 | 954 | 35 | 1160 | 608 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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