Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

14.0°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 (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) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Wed 16					Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2027	2140	1053	1210	1594	1569	1594	1271	1347	1180	1076	913	897	798	770	770	770	770	1021	1021	903
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	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


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	15	16	15	13	13	13	12	13	16	18	17	14	14
Feels °C	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	7	5	6	7	9	8	6	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	2027	2140	1053	1210	1594	1569	1594	1271	1347	1180	1076	913	897	798	770	770	770	770	1021	1021	903
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 13	W 13	WSW 13	W 13	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	E 11	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 18
kJ	1058	488	799	515	334	334	144	187	9	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	167	15	12	49	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	40	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	121	206	328	288	238	238	216	207	177	171	171	149	149	115	116	133	171	195	183	184
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Baboon Point West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kidds Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	5	4	4	2	1	3	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	296	337	359	47	232	234	21	21	234	359	825	47	20	20	27	27	65	69	203	75	65
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg				De Kelders								De Kelders	De Kelders	Gansbaai	Gansbaai	De Kelders
Rating (10 max)				5								4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Pastures West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	JD Reef Australia	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Graveyards New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	El Huerto Spain	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	5	4	5	6

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