Bettys Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 11AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
1.8
WSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2591
2571
2027
2067
1151
2121
1697
1569
1594
1271
1999
1180
1076
913
897
798
770
770
696
770
1021
946
917
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
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
5:58PM1.29m
6:20AM1.14m
6:33PM1.15m
7:04AM1.02m
7:24PM1.02m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.38m
00:13AM0.41m
12:17PM0.51m
00:50AM0.54m
12:58PM0.64m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:36
6:37
 mm
4
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
16
17
17
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
6
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
9
7
8
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