
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
588 | 576 | 544 | 576 | 698 | 578 | 1584 | 1593 | 1853 | 2934 | 2955 | 3292 | 3816 | 5270 | 5081 | 5122 | 4510 | 3715 | 2925 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:26PM1.49m | 4:47AM1.38m | 4:55PM1.38m | 5:18AM1.28m | 5:26PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.18m | 10:48AM0.30m | 11:09PM0.28m | 11:18AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | W 12 | WSW 14 |
588 | 576 | 544 | 576 | 698 | 578 | 1584 | 1593 | 1853 | 2934 | 2955 | 3292 | 3816 | 5270 | 5081 | — | 4510 | 224 | 2925 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 398 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 333 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 14 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 85 | 177 | — | 44 | 37 | 26 | — | — | 5122 | — | 3715 | 1388 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 359 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
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