Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 509 | 456 | 369 | 240 | 282 | 335 | 345 | 362 | 392 | 811 | 634 | 816 | 802 | 980 | 1151 | 945 | 1520 | 1388 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.61m | 5:53AM1.40m | 6:18PM1.54m | 6:36AM1.30m | 7:00PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.16m | 12:00PM0.16m | 00:39AM0.25m | 12:38PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 639 | 509 | 456 | 369 | 240 | 282 | 335 | 345 | 362 | 179 | 811 | 634 | 153 | 802 | 112 | 913 | 945 | 1520 | 1388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 10 | SSE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 55 | 85 | 77 | 229 | 221 | 157 | 299 | 265 | 392 | 92 | 153 | 151 | 114 | 53 | 108 | 74 | 69 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 28 | 103 | 155 | 110 | 191 | 174 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 117 | 21 | 51 | 125 | 32 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 12 | NNW 4 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 240 | 816 | 13 | 980 | 1151 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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