Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

15.0° 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 (07 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 9PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (07 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7					Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1220	1381	1534	1847	1952	2045	1912	1734	1619	1471	1330	3269	3375	2597	3192	3197	2862	2678	2440	2507	2713	1901	2754	2713
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					8:19PM1.33m				8:58AM1.11m				9:25PM1.30m				10:19AM1.11m				10:42PM1.31m
Low Tide		1:48PM0.41m					2:49AM0.41m				2:51PM0.47m				4:04AM0.40m				4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.36m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	5:49
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	17	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	11	11	11	11
Feels °C	15	17	16	15	16	14	13	12	14	16	10	11	11	9	7	7	7	8	8	8	6	6	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1220	1381	1534	1847	1952	2045	1912	1734	1619	1471	977	3269	3375	2597	3192	3197	2862	2678	2440	2507	2713	1901	2754	2713
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 13	SSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SE 15
kJ	151	58	58	58	190	241	396	528	686	1055	1330	10	9	32	24	—	—	—	—	—	1247	1033	437	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 10	SW 22	SW 21	W 11	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	SE 15	—
kJ	11	11	73	153	37	10	4	4	4	10	10	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 9	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	E 3	E 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	318	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	47	7	47	18	18	18	10	18	18	18	18	10	10
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	6	6	5	4	4	5	5	5	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	9	9	9	8	7	6	7	8	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	6	6	5	5	6

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