Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

15.1° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 12PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the E by Sun night).
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2713	2759	2472	2274	2233	2186	1605	1548	1933	1703	1210	1045	657	983	1012	961	804	460	394	387	657	551	202	202
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide				11:40AM1.16m				11:58PM1.36m				12:50PM1.25m				1:04AM1.43m				1:49PM1.37m
Low Tide		5:23AM0.36m				5:36PM0.46m				6:35AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:36AM0.18m				7:54PM0.27m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48
	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	5:51
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	14	17	17	15	13	13	12	12	15	18	18	15	14	14
Feels °C	6	6	8	8	8	7	7	6	7	7	8	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	11	14	14	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	SSW 12	S 13	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	W 11	S 10	SE 7	SSW 10
kJ	2713	2759	2472	2274	2233	2186	1605	1548	1933	1703	1210	1045	657	983	1012	961	804	460	394	387	82	551	140	202
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 15	W 11	SSW 10	SSE 9
kJ	9	8	16	16	31	51	75	71	100	95	373	287	282	100	100	97	89	85	84	84	36	55	202	138
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	W 10	W 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	97	87	59	87	12	12	12	11	41	41	40	38	34	51	49
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	E 3	E 3	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	SE 5	SE 5	ENE 3	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	S 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	5	3	1	19	6	7	73	83	2	35	35	31	103	106	48	48	48	198	260	186	657	194	139	125
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	18	18	18	18	18	21	18	18	18	18	18	18	21	18	18	10	10	10	10	10	7	10	10	10
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Gansbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay		Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Vleesbaai
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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