Bettys Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.6° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 4PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (16 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
SW
13
2.5
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1274
1211
1280
1393
1822
2673
3063
3128
2875
2586
2354
2187
2026
1872
1811
1216
1053
1869
1016
2345
2715
2507
2269
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:38PM1.57m
5:55AM1.34m
6:12PM1.45m
6:30AM1.23m
6:46PM1.31m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.14m
11:56PM0.19m
11:56AM0.25m
00:30AM0.31m
12:28PM0.38m
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7:22
7:22
7:20
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6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
17
18
17
15
15
15
15
16
19
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
16
15
15
15
14
15
13
13
14
13
11
9
9
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