Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 9PM is: 2.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1214 | 1492 | 1860 | 3661 | 9471 | 8828 | 7537 | 5805 | 4782 | 4334 | 3725 | 3082 | 1465 | 1110 | 1380 | 1544 | 1677 | 2023 | 1897 | 1760 | 1866 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47AM0.98m | 11:05PM1.09m | 12:12PM1.02m | 00:20AM1.12m | 1:11PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.65m | 5:58AM0.54m | 6:16PM0.62m | 7:00AM0.48m | 7:16PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1214 | 1492 | 1860 | 2201 | 9471 | 8828 | 7537 | 5805 | 4782 | 4334 | 3725 | 3082 | 1465 | 1110 | 1380 | 1544 | 1677 | 2023 | 1897 | 1760 | 1866 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 116 | 863 | 3661 | 57 | 37 | 36 | 77 | 91 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 1208 | 1110 | 820 | 604 | 530 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 26 | 24 | 57 | — | — | — | 35 | — | 35 | 34 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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