Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | ESE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 442 | 445 | 392 | 342 | 290 | 282 | 241 | 233 | 216 | 149 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 133 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 495 | 745 | 515 | 511 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.53m | 5:44AM1.35m | 6:01PM1.39m | 6:36AM1.22m | 7:00PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.18m | 11:34PM0.17m | 11:45AM0.30m | 00:22AM0.31m | 12:40PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 440 | 398 | 392 | 342 | 290 | 234 | 224 | 233 | 202 | 149 | 144 | 142 | 140 | 133 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 495 | 745 | 515 | 511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 162 | 157 | — | 35 | 120 | 282 | 241 | 227 | 216 | 145 | 97 | 59 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 341 | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 5 | — | E 3 | — | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 24 | — | — | 31 | — | 1 | — | 71 | 147 | 97 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | NE 2 | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 442 | 445 | 213 | 292 | — | 1 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 121 | 159 | 66 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 43 | 48 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 223 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 59 | 7 | 7 |
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