
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1888 | 1739 | 1678 | 1161 | 1778 | 2036 | 2076 | 1750 | 1805 | 1550 | 1407 | 1188 | 1150 | 1042 | 1025 | 865 | 990 | 974 | 897 | 600 | 471 | 1447 | 1022 | 815 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.52m | 2:56PM1.66m | 3:18AM1.53m | 3:27PM1.64m | 3:48AM1.50m | 3:56PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM0.10m | 9:15PM0.01m | 9:20AM0.11m | 9:44PM0.04m | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
1888 | 1739 | 1678 | 861 | 1778 | 2036 | 2076 | 1750 | 1805 | 1550 | 1407 | 1188 | 1150 | 1042 | 1025 | 865 | 990 | 974 | 897 | 600 | 471 | 1447 | 1022 | 815 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
31 | 19 | 17 | 1161 | 589 | 302 | 521 | 613 | 101 | 69 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | E 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | ESE 4 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | — | — | 7 | 84 | 218 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 87 | 167 | 335 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 230 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 27 |
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