Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 2AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 441 | 408 | 471 | 540 | 607 | 698 | 604 | 364 | 371 | 546 | 377 | 467 | 396 | 394 | 332 | 267 | 433 | 459 | 446 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.44m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:05PM1.54m | 3:14AM1.49m | 3:33PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.25m | 8:55AM0.14m | 9:16PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.08m | 9:44PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 376 | 408 | 471 | 540 | 607 | 698 | 604 | 364 | 371 | 546 | 377 | 467 | 396 | 394 | 332 | 267 | 433 | 459 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 371 | 288 | 210 | 116 | 222 | 199 | 193 | 252 | 204 | 145 | 151 | 126 | 123 | 93 | 91 | 236 | 214 | 210 | 446 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | ESE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 441 | 339 | 231 | 210 | 104 | 79 | 48 | 196 | 183 | 31 | 128 | 87 | 148 | 212 | 171 | 91 | 97 | 97 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 330 | 289 | 182 | 327 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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