Bettys Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
3
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
772
760
694
1208
1088
1392
1536
1391
1164
904
673
508
220
140
203
330
382
818
1644
2156
2451
2417
2318
2121
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SE
10
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:36AM1.30m
7:00PM1.44m
7:20AM1.18m
7:44PM1.32m
8:11AM1.08m
8:35PM1.21m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.25m
12:38PM0.27m
1:24AM0.34m
1:19PM0.39m
2:12AM0.44m
2:06PM0.51m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
14
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
13
13
12
11
10
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