Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

15.3° 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) - 8ft (2.5m), 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 6PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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)	8ft (2.5m)	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 Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	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 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	S 13	S 12	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2929	2778	2537	2713	1831	2142	2713	2588	2472	2274	2233	2186	1759	1548	1450	1703	1339	1256	894	1160	1018	961	631	460
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	10:19AM1.11m				10:42PM1.31m					11:40AM1.16m				11:58PM1.36m				12:50PM1.25m				1:04AM1.43m
Low Tide			4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.36m				5:36PM0.46m				6:35AM0.27m				6:51PM0.37m				7:36AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—
	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	5:50
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	14	12	11	11	11	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	14	17	17	14	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	9	9	9	7	7	7	7	6	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	9	11	10	9	8	8	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 13	S 12	S 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	2929	2778	2537	2713	1831	2142	2713	2588	2472	2274	2233	2186	1759	1548	1450	1703	1339	1256	894	1160	1018	961	631	460
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	SE 15	W 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
kJ	—	—	—	—	986	335	9	17	16	16	31	51	75	71	100	95	373	287	282	100	100	97	89	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 15	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	97	87	59	87	12	12	12	11	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 3	—	E 3	—	E 3	E 3	ENE 3	ESE 4	E 4	—	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 6	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	—	5	—	5	—	5	3	3	19	10	—	25	89	111	33	26	10	33	29	38	35	198	253
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	7	47	203	18	10	10	10	10	18	18	18	21	18	18	18	18	18	21	21	18	18	18	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Vleesbaai	De Kelders		Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Gansbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay		De Kelders	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3		4	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	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	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Frigates Fiji	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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