Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

15.6° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). 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) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	867	724	526	338	283	203	334	382	924	2025	2448	2684	2653	2436	2114	1670	1427	1404	1292	1313	1169	869	607
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NW	NW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	SSW	S	SE	E	NE	W	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide						7:44PM1.32m					8:11AM1.08m				8:35PM1.21m				9:18AM1.00m				9:42PM1.12m
Low Tide				1:19PM0.39m					2:12AM0.44m				2:06PM0.51m				3:13AM0.52m				3:10PM0.61m


	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	16	16	14	14	13	13	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	15	14	13	12
Feels °C	9	9	11	13	13	12	13	11	12	11	13	13	12	11	10	12	11	10	9	10	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	867	724	526	338	283	107	138	89	924	2025	2448	2684	2653	2436	2114	1670	1427	1404	1292	1313	1169	869	607
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	W 10	SW 11	SE 11	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 7	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSW 15	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 12
kJ	68	69	69	150	64	203	334	382	104	77	60	61	60	59	30	30	30	30	73	110	204	145	379
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	W 10	SW 18	W 10	W 10	SW 10	SE 11	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 13
kJ	47	45	42	68	80	89	65	77	60	39	25	14	14	6	—	—	—	—	31	31	31	19	28
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 5	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	WNW 4	WNW 5
kJ	2	24	31	44	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	40	80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Monwabisi Strand Cape Town	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	7	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Arniston	Pringle Bay	Gansbaai	Pearly Beach	Pearly Beach	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Haardebaai	Onrus	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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	Vleesbaai Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Keurbooms Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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