Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 5PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
933 | 892 | 983 | 1449 | 1428 | 1294 | 1274 | 1211 | 1280 | 1393 | 1822 | 2673 | 3063 | 3282 | 2875 | 2586 | 2412 | 2154 | 2026 | 1930 | 1783 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.66m | 5:20AM1.45m | 5:38PM1.57m | 5:55AM1.34m | 6:12PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.05m | 11:22PM0.10m | 11:24AM0.14m | 11:56PM0.19m | 11:56AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
933 | 892 | 983 | 1449 | 1428 | 1294 | 1274 | 1211 | 1280 | 1393 | 1822 | 2673 | 3063 | 3282 | 2875 | 2586 | 2412 | 2154 | 2026 | 1930 | 1783 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | WSW 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
49 | 99 | 94 | 25 | 7 | 37 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 100 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | ESE 10 | — | — |
9 | 39 | — | — | 24 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 19 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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