Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 7AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2525 | 2148 | 1983 | 1463 | 1280 | 1119 | 933 | 827 | 663 | 581 | 496 | 374 | 361 | 268 | 263 | 193 | 187 | 171 | 165 | 300 | 482 | 1096 | 1832 | 3933 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.53m | 4:29PM1.65m | 4:47AM1.47m | 4:59PM1.55m | 5:17AM1.37m | 5:28PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:48AM0.16m | 11:14PM0.17m | 11:17AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 2525 | 2148 | 1983 | 1463 | 1280 | 1119 | 933 | 827 | 663 | 581 | 496 | 374 | 361 | 268 | 263 | 193 | 187 | 171 | 165 | 174 | 482 | 1096 | 1832 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 359 | 66 | 37 | 238 | 184 | 297 | 226 | 185 | 134 | 123 | 84 | 61 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 83 | 300 | 190 | 17 | 17 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 62 | 45 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 11 | 37 | 40 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 476 | 423 | 428 | 997 | 328 | 313 | — | — | 5 | 25 | 40 | 145 | 93 | 320 | 262 | 186 | 135 | 118 | 137 | 202 | 283 | 396 | 356 | 3933 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 296 | 127 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 127 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 7 |
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