Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 1PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1082 | 794 | 800 | 972 | 1102 | 853 | 804 | 725 | 769 | 849 | 725 | 684 | 588 | 576 | 490 | 588 | 712 | 640 | 1828 | 1762 | 1764 | 2800 | 3210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:56PM1.58m | 4:18AM1.45m | 4:26PM1.49m | 4:47AM1.38m | 4:55PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50AM0.15m | 10:12PM0.10m | 10:19AM0.21m | 10:40PM0.18m | 10:48AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1082 | 794 | 800 | 19 | 1102 | 853 | 804 | 725 | 769 | 849 | 725 | 684 | 588 | 576 | 490 | 588 | 712 | 640 | 1828 | 1762 | 1764 | 2800 | 3210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 2 | — | 19 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 392 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 43 | 10 | 972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 102 | 224 | 303 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 8 | 49 | 41 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 49 | 8 | 8 |
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