Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1189 | 1012 | 763 | 2032 | 2002 | 1658 | 1755 | 1984 | 1838 | 1426 | 1194 | 1120 | 976 | 481 | 715 | 367 | 274 | 363 | 335 | 346 | 453 | 431 | 930 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.29m | 7:53AM1.09m | 8:29PM1.16m | 9:45AM1.03m | 10:28PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:44PM0.40m | 1:37AM0.43m | 1:53PM0.54m | 3:14AM0.52m | 3:57PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 8 | WSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 1189 | 1012 | 763 | 534 | 426 | 339 | 322 | 260 | 218 | 193 | 145 | 98 | 93 | 230 | 91 | 224 | 172 | 173 | 180 | 209 | 218 | 173 | 930 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | W 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 262 | 270 | 177 | — | 5 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | 15 | 19 | 68 | 57 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 57 | 56 | 38 | 349 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | S 12 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 34 | — | 57 | 70 | — | 7 | 7 | 102 | 38 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2032 | 2002 | 1658 | 1755 | 1984 | 1838 | 1426 | 1194 | 1120 | 976 | 481 | 715 | 367 | 274 | 363 | 335 | 346 | 453 | 431 | 444 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 20 | 203 | 963 | 234 | 997 | 1481 | 1362 | 1349 | 1349 | 3847 | 289 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 65 |
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