Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 11AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4245 | 3728 | 3489 | 3213 | 3090 | 3214 | 3216 | 3031 | 3518 | 3827 | 4119 | 4682 | 4618 | 4493 | 4005 | 3390 | 2760 | 2412 | 2511 | 3570 | 5196 | 5407 | 4988 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.11m | 8:46PM1.25m | 9:49AM1.06m | 10:22PM1.21m | 11:32AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.49m | 3:28AM0.46m | 3:46PM0.55m | 5:11AM0.44m | 5:37PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4245 | 3728 | 3489 | 3213 | 3090 | 3214 | 3216 | 3031 | 3518 | 3827 | 4119 | 4682 | 4618 | 4493 | 4005 | 3390 | 2760 | 2412 | 2511 | 3570 | 5196 | 5407 | 4988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 7 | — | 7 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 10 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 18 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 203 | 376 | 555 |
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