Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 6PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2761 | 3371 | 7655 | 7425 | 7105 | 6743 | 5445 | 5371 | 5046 | 4955 | 5116 | 5607 | 5672 | 5454 | 4968 | 4572 | 3777 | 3171 | 2633 | 3137 | 3651 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:30PM1.35m | 00:55AM1.31m | 1:14PM1.48m | 1:37AM1.41m | 1:51PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.30m | 7:03AM0.26m | 7:36PM0.17m | 7:42AM0.18m | 8:12PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2761 | 1887 | 7655 | 7425 | 7105 | 6743 | 5445 | 5371 | 5046 | 4955 | 5116 | 5607 | 5672 | 5454 | 4968 | 4572 | 3777 | 3171 | 2633 | 3137 | 3651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | WSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 3371 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 85 | 83 | 53 | 52 | 33 | 33 | 2041 | 394 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 1847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 53 | 117 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 846 | 963 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 44 | 49 | 32 | 0 |
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