
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
722 | 615 | 475 | 414 | 1147 | 1443 | 1881 | 3088 | 3193 | 3182 | 2888 | 2372 | 2148 | 1736 | 1463 | 1186 | 1119 | 933 | 755 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.72m | 3:44AM1.57m | 3:58PM1.71m | 4:16AM1.53m | 4:29PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM-0.01m | 9:48AM0.02m | 10:15PM0.01m | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SE 10 |
722 | 615 | 475 | 414 | 1147 | 1443 | 1881 | 3088 | 3193 | 3182 | 2888 | 2372 | 2148 | 1736 | 1463 | 1186 | 1119 | 933 | 469 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | S 10 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SW 13 |
— | 75 | 77 | 206 | 393 | — | 70 | 799 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | — | — | 167 | 755 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 104 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
322 | 287 | 269 | 256 | 212 | 203 | 224 | 331 | 427 | 453 | 465 | 589 | 542 | 611 | 609 | 684 | 805 | 668 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 359 | 359 | 75 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 21 | 69 | 296 | 65 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 203 |
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