Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 1AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2201 | 1845 | 1721 | 1699 | 1588 | 1344 | 1102 | 1208 | 1024 | 942 | 889 | 994 | 947 | 947 | 933 | 892 | 892 | 1280 | 1433 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.70m | 4:08AM1.58m | 4:29PM1.71m | 4:45AM1.53m | 5:04PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.02m | 10:16AM-0.01m | 10:46PM0.04m | 10:51AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
2201 | 1845 | 1721 | 1699 | 1588 | 1344 | 1102 | 1208 | 1024 | 942 | 889 | 994 | 947 | 947 | 933 | 892 | 892 | 1280 | 1433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
117 | 102 | 82 | 85 | 67 | 48 | 43 | 44 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 32 | 65 | 83 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | — | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 24 | 35 | 80 | 100 | 90 | 51 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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