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Bettys Bay Surf Photo: 'Silver sands' by Yvonne

Issued: 1 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

14.9° C

0.6°

Bettys Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NW	NW	WSW	SW
	10 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW
	10 s	cross	6 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	S	SW	WSW	ESE
	10 s	on	10 s	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE	SSW	SW
	10 s	on	10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	S	SW	SW
	11 s	on	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	E
	11 s	on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 September at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SW	E
	11 s	on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSE		SSW	E
	11 s	on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SSW	E
	11 s	on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SSW	E
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 11 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SE		SSW	E
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 2 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE		SSW	E
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 5 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	ESE	SSE	SSW	E
	11 s	cross- on	8 s	11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 8 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E		SSW	E
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 September at 11 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E		SSW	E
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 2 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E		SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 5 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E	E	SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 September at 8 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Bettys Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 8 minutes before low water (at low spring tide). Tide height was -0.1m (-0.2 ft). Range 1.97m (6.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Bettys Bay Surf Photo: 'Silver sands' by Yvonne

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User: Yvonne (1 photo)

Country: South Africa (562 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:12 am 17 Sep 2016