Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 489 | 836 | 1068 | 1010 | 759 | 1805 | 1830 | 1700 | 1365 | 1477 | 1323 | 1177 | 1177 | 1062 | 905 | 780 | 771 | 370 | 521 | 992 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:57AM0.97m | 00:08AM1.05m | 1:01PM1.08m | 1:03AM1.15m | 1:38PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.67m | 6:48AM0.53m | 7:08PM0.57m | 7:29AM0.42m | 7:46PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 534 | 489 | 836 | 1068 | 1010 | 759 | 1805 | 1830 | 1700 | 1365 | 1477 | 1323 | 1177 | 1177 | 1062 | 905 | 780 | 771 | 333 | 485 | 992 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 163 | 123 | 11 | 65 | 148 | 722 | 130 | 57 | — | 155 | — | — | 238 | — | — | 45 | 71 | 168 | 370 | 521 | 436 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | NNW 4 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 236 | 288 | 297 | 242 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 2 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 18 |
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