Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 2AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1034 | 898 | 817 | 743 | 683 | 629 | 729 | 716 | 1017 | 1488 | 1742 | 2183 | 3023 | 4576 | 3568 | 2525 | 2369 | 1655 | 1313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37PM0.97m | 11:26AM1.10m | 11:46PM1.07m | 12:10PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.69m | 4:59AM0.59m | 5:53PM0.57m | 5:55AM0.50m | 6:33PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1034 | 898 | 817 | 743 | 683 | 629 | 729 | 716 | 1017 | 1488 | 1742 | 2183 | 3023 | 4054 | 3124 | 2525 | 2369 | 1655 | 1313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | W 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 279 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 94 | 102 | 133 | 217 | 195 | 4576 | 3568 | — | — | 524 | 459 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 49 | 49 | 232 | 223 | 223 | 223 | 49 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 32 |
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