Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

15.2° C

Bettys Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3565	3517	3386	2929	2778	2598	2805	1792	2142	2843	2672	2548	2366	2056	1896	1810	1961	1715	1556	1493	1347	944	864	978
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide				10:19AM1.11m				10:42PM1.31m					11:40AM1.16m				11:58PM1.36m				12:50PM1.25m
Low Tide		4:04AM0.40m				4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.36m				5:36PM0.46m				6:35AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	12	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	13	17	16	14	13
Feels °C	9	7	8	8	9	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	7	6	6	7	12	10	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 12	SSW 12
kJ	3565	3517	3386	2929	2778	2598	2805	1792	2142	2843	2672	2548	2366	2056	1896	1810	1961	1715	1556	1493	1347	944	864	978
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	SE 15	SE 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	SW 12	SW 12	W 12
kJ	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	1065	335	9	8	16	16	31	51	75	102	100	93	87	85	178	167	100
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	SW 20	W 14	W 11	W 12	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	15	32	87	100	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	17	24	—	15	19	20	14	37	29	35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	47	18	10	7	47	203	18	7	10	10	7	10	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Gourits Mouth		Koeel Bay	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Brak River Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5

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