Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2130 | 2061 | 2061 | 2344 | 2309 | 2107 | 2254 | 2201 | 2201 | 2049 | 1922 | 1659 | 1539 | 1422 | 1313 | 1208 | 1034 | 898 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.03m | 7:59AM0.99m | 8:29PM0.95m | 10:07AM1.00m | 10:37PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.60m | 2:11PM0.71m | 3:11AM0.65m | 4:44PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2130 | 2061 | 2061 | 2344 | 2309 | 2107 | 2254 | 2201 | 2201 | 2049 | 1922 | 1659 | 1539 | 1422 | 1313 | 1208 | 1034 | 898 | 817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | 42 | 89 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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