Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1035 | 1398 | 1805 | 2183 | 3023 | 4283 | 3468 | 2831 | 2268 | 1167 | 1553 | 1485 | 1073 | 1052 | 930 | 914 | 898 | 984 | 1046 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:46PM1.07m | 12:10PM1.23m | 00:30AM1.19m | 12:45PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.57m | 5:55AM0.50m | 6:33PM0.43m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:07PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 11 | W 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1035 | 1398 | 1805 | 2183 | 3023 | 4283 | 3468 | 9 | 353 | 1167 | 1553 | 1485 | 1073 | 1052 | 930 | 914 | 898 | 984 | 1046 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 11 | ESE 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 116 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 279 | 231 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 125 | 163 | 185 | 209 | 15 | — | 2831 | 2268 | 752 | 235 | — | 459 | 457 | 379 | 329 | 329 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 39 | 223 | 223 | 230 | 232 | 39 | 49 | 49 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 7 | 7 |
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