Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

13.8°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 (18 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 6AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (18 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the ESE by Sun morning).
	Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	798	831	831	652	770	1021	946	825	724	700	689	448	398	1077	1550	1796	1830	1682	1452	1269	1077	998	809	784
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			7:04AM1.02m				7:24PM1.02m					8:41AM0.92m				9:33PM0.94m					11:25AM0.96m
Low Tide	00:50AM0.54m				12:58PM0.64m				1:57AM0.65m					2:47PM0.74m				4:48AM0.67m					5:48PM0.69m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	15	18	16	14	12	12	11	12	17	20	19	16	15	15	15	15	21	24	23	19	17
Feels °C	5	4	5	7	9	7	8	6	7	6	7	12	15	13	11	11	11	11	11	18	20	18	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12
kJ	798	831	831	652	770	1021	946	825	724	700	689	448	355	1077	1550	1796	1830	1682	1452	1269	1077	998	809	784
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	167	15	12	49	31	42	163	41	341	398	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 5	ESE 5
kJ	106	116	113	125	189	266	238	194	133	113	95	90	111	157	115	73	61	59	63	59	80	157	115	64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	1
Distance (km)	27	27	27	65	69	65	27	18	10	18	18	18	18	69	47	21	21	18	18	10	20	18	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	De Kelders	De Kelders	De Kelders					Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay		De Kelders	De Kelders	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3					2	2	2	3	2	2		4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pastures West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Guns Namibia	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Weld Road New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	El Huerto Spain	El Huerto Spain	Cathedral Rock Australia	Praia do Norte Portugal	Afife Portugal	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Jimmys Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	8	7	5	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	9	9

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