Bettys Bay Surf Break

Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
8
0.8
SW
13
1.5
W
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
1.6
SW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
208
343
289
1045
1158
1175
1068
1087
1247
685
1134
1025
1226
1207
1243
1243
1486
1764
1876
1972
1942
1817
1703
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
0
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:43PM1.39m
6:57AM1.21m
7:26PM1.36m
7:50AM1.16m
8:19PM1.33m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.28m
00:58AM0.37m
12:59PM0.34m
1:48AM0.39m
1:48PM0.41m
2:49AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
18
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
12
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
1.6
SW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
127
153
225
289
1045
1158
1175
1068
1087
1247
685
1134
1025
1226
1207
1243
1243
1486
1764
1876
1972
1942
1817
1703
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
1.4
W
11
0.4
SE
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Energy kJ
176
208
158
248
68
66
66
65
45
31
475
31
357
300
287
84
84
58
58
58
190
241
401
528
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
8
0.7
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
92
114
69
69
50
12
1
109
31
30
30
18
18
11
11
73
153
10
10
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
8
1.5
W
9
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.6
WNW
3
Energy kJ
212
343
242
291
233
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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