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 4AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 969 | 1092 | 1172 | 831 | 1597 | 1715 | 1483 | 1274 | 1043 | 878 | 745 | 560 | 480 | 441 | 386 | 284 | 192 | 273 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.31m | 1:18PM1.49m | 1:43AM1.41m | 1:52PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.29m | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:39PM0.16m | 7:43AM0.20m | 8:12PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 969 | 1092 | 1172 | 831 | 1597 | 1715 | 1483 | 1274 | 1043 | 878 | 745 | 560 | 480 | 441 | 386 | 284 | 192 | 273 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSE 9 | WSW 8 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 329 | 188 | 188 | 455 | 141 | 102 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 41 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 42 | 68 | 39 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 11 | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 146 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 40 | 35 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 359 | 7 | 7 |
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