Bettys Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
S
12
1.3
WSW
9
1.5
SW
9
1
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1187
981
835
759
639
509
456
369
240
247
270
390
321
874
811
574
624
678
666
843
738
663
792
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
W
10
SW
5
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37PM1.61m
5:53AM1.40m
6:18PM1.54m
6:36AM1.30m
7:00PM1.44m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.07m
11:55PM0.16m
12:00PM0.16m
00:39AM0.25m
12:38PM0.27m
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cloud
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
13
13
14
16
15
13
12
11
11
10
12
14
14
13
12
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