Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

15.2° 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 (08 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	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	SSW 12	S 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1330	3631	3375	3565	3517	3386	2929	2778	2598	2805	1792	2208	2843	2672	2386	2274	2088	1896	1605	1854	1581	1556	1369	1519
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			9:25PM1.30m				10:19AM1.11m				10:42PM1.31m					11:40AM1.16m				11:58PM1.36m				12:50PM1.25m
Low Tide	2:51PM0.47m				4:04AM0.40m				4:11PM0.49m					5:23AM0.36m				5:36PM0.46m				6:35AM0.27m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—
	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	13	14	14	13	12	11	11	11	13	17
Feels °C	11	11	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	8	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	7	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	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	SSW 12	S 12
kJ	1189	3631	3375	3565	3517	3386	2929	2778	2598	2805	1792	2208	2843	2672	2386	2274	2088	1896	1605	1854	1581	1556	1369	1519
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	SE 15	SE 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11
kJ	1330	10	9	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	1065	335	9	8	16	16	31	51	75	102	100	93	87	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	—	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	—	SW 20	W 14
kJ	10	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	15	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	—	E 3	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	5	3	18	24	56	10	19	24	28	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	7	7	7	47	18	10	7	47	296	18	7	10	10	10	10	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Pringle Bay	Gansbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	De Kelders		Koeel Bay	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth 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	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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