Bettys Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is
14.2° C
1.5° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 9PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2187
2303
2135
2116
1960
1848
1427
1869
1009
2204
2715
2708
2548
2269
2113
1978
1866
1771
1665
1576
1500
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:12PM1.45m
6:30AM1.23m
6:46PM1.31m
7:08AM1.11m
7:26PM1.17m
Low Tide
11:56AM0.25m
00:30AM0.31m
12:28PM0.38m
1:06AM0.43m
1:03PM0.51m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
15
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
13
12
11
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
15
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
12
9
9
8
10
11
13
13
12
12
12
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