Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

16.1°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 2PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun afternoon).
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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)	2	2	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 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	561	450	370	284	225	261	327	287	177	172	141	99	99	79	97	78	225	322	317	306	270	249	249
Wind (km/h)	W	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:52PM1.60m					2:18AM1.50m				2:26PM1.67m				2:53AM1.56m				3:03PM1.71m
Low Tide		7:43AM0.20m					8:12PM0.05m				8:17AM0.13m				8:46PM-0.02m				8:53AM0.08m				9:22PM-0.05m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	19	17	16	16	16	15	16	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	16	19	18	18	18	16
Feels °C	17	18	17	17	14	14	13	13	12	12	13	13	11	11	12	12	12	13	16	14	14	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	561	450	370	284	225	261	327	287	177	172	141	99	99	79	97	78	225	322	317	306	270	249	249
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 8	SSE 9	W 8	W 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 11	W 11	W 8	S 4	SE 9	SSE 11	SW 15	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	25	25	22	42	48	49	22	22	49	33	33	29	29	30	40	62	10	13	3	11	9	10	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	W 8	SSE 9	S 9	WSW 13	WSW 12	SSE 8	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 8	S 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SE 10	SW 10	SSW 10
kJ	42	21	21	12	43	39	34	29	21	49	48	46	41	40	19	18	10	10	10	10	4	4	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	SE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	3	2	2	4	21	50	44	23	18	21	6	14	41	66	67	51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	7	59	7	7	7	7	7	7	376	359	359	359	20	18	7	20	7	296	359	47	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point		De Kelders	Gansbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay					Gansbaai	Koeel Bay	Gansbaai	Gansbaai	Pringle Bay			Gansbaai	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		2	2	1	1	1	1					1	1	2	2	1			2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	2
Header Global	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Deba Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Vanthrax France	Hossegor - Les Culs Nuls France	Belharra France	Easky Left Ireland	Deba Spain	El Huerto Spain	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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