Bettys Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 2AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1822
2673
3063
3128
2875
2586
2354
2303
1975
2057
1960
1216
1311
1792
887
2345
2715
2665
2436
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
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
11:56PM0.19m
11:56AM0.25m
00:30AM0.31m
12:28PM0.38m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
16
16
15
16
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
11
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
13
14
13
11
9
9
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