Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 2PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1597 | 1715 | 1483 | 1274 | 1043 | 878 | 673 | 560 | 523 | 389 | 292 | 229 | 192 | 192 | 184 | 257 | 181 | 176 | 118 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.49m | 1:43AM1.41m | 1:52PM1.60m | 2:18AM1.50m | 2:26PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:39PM0.16m | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:12PM0.05m | 8:17AM0.13m | 8:46PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 1597 | 1715 | 1483 | 1274 | 1043 | 878 | 673 | 560 | 523 | 389 | 292 | 229 | 192 | 192 | 184 | 257 | 181 | 176 | 118 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 141 | 102 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 41 | 58 | 25 | 56 | 49 | 54 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 26 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 41 | 40 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 2 | ESE 2 | SE 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 27 | 68 | 71 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 296 | 296 | 359 | 359 | 20 |
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