Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 6PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3936 | 4682 | 4618 | 4493 | 4005 | 3390 | 2618 | 2412 | 2511 | 3958 | 5278 | 5185 | 4486 | 3844 | 3478 | 3020 | 2831 | 3078 | 2924 | 2538 | 2272 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:49AM1.06m | 10:22PM1.21m | 11:32AM1.10m | 11:56PM1.26m | 12:50PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.55m | 5:11AM0.44m | 5:37PM0.52m | 6:34AM0.34m | 6:58PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3936 | 4682 | 4618 | 4493 | 4005 | 3390 | 2618 | 2412 | 2511 | 3958 | 5278 | 5185 | 4486 | 3844 | 3478 | 3020 | 2831 | 2646 | 2924 | 2538 | 2272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 12 | — | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | 3078 | — | — | 259 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 7 | 75 | 21 | 296 | 297 | 412 | 1393 | 1393 | 1393 | 296 |
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