Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

16.7°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 29					Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2151	2031	1699	1497	1250	993	782	782	368	1114	791	824	811	767	754	660	787	637	540	470	947
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide				5:07PM1.50m				5:41AM1.38m				5:58PM1.36m				6:39AM1.28m				7:04PM1.21m
Low Tide	10:56AM0.20m					11:26PM0.16m				11:47AM0.31m				00:19AM0.29m				12:52PM0.43m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	22	22	21	19	19	18	17	19	22	21	20	18	19	17	17	18	20	20	18	17	17
Feels °C	19	19	18	16	15	14	14	16	18	18	17	15	17	15	16	17	18	18	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13
kJ	2151	2031	1699	1497	1250	993	782	782	368	1114	791	824	811	767	754	660	787	637	540	470	947
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 10	—	SW 16	SW 16	SE 10	ESE 10	SW 16	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 10	SSW 10	SW 15	SW 14	W 12
kJ	17	10	—	67	66	4	10	64	292	177	131	140	90	82	79	56	18	68	134	410	290
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 11	SW 16	W 12	W 12	S 6	SW 15	SW 12	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 10
kJ	—	—	—	12	41	3	3	3	223	142	3	4	4	24	24	18	3	8	65	65	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 4	ESE 10	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 3	SSE 4	—	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6
kJ	25	51	37	51	32	38	15	12	15	28	24	23	14	8	6	7	—	40	59	97	114
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Struisbaai Overberg	Jongensfontein Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	2
Distance (km)	18	7	59	47	18	18	18	20	203	296	296	20	18	18	7	7	296	296	296	116	223
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Koeel Bay	Pringle Bay		De Kelders	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Gourits Mouth				De Kelders	Koeel Bay	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Gansbaai				Struisbaai	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	3	4		4	2	3	2	3				3	2	2	3	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5

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