Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

14.4°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (08 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	5454	4968	4572	3777	3171	2782	3442	3838	3788	3980	3802	3501	2923	2545	2216	2047	1969	1739	1600	1299	1733	2459	2207	1750
Wind (km/h)	SSW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide	1:37AM1.41m				1:51PM1.58m					2:13AM1.48m				2:25PM1.64m				2:47AM1.52m				2:56PM1.66m
Low Tide			7:42AM0.18m					8:12PM0.08m				8:17AM0.12m				8:44PM0.03m				8:49AM0.10m				9:15PM0.01m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	15	16	16	14	13	13	14	15	18	18	16	15	15	15	14	15	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	13	10	10	11	11	10	9	8	8	9	11	14	15	15	13	12	12	11	12	17	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	5454	4968	4572	3777	3171	2782	3442	3838	3788	3980	3802	3501	2923	2545	2216	2047	1969	1739	1600	939	1733	2459	2207	1750
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	WSW 18	ESE 10	—	SSW 14	WSW 12	W 12	WSW 14	WSW 13
kJ	34	34	35	40	37	35	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	22	22	20	31	19	—	1299	531	220	521	623
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	W 16	W 20	—	WSW 18	—	—	E 10	WSW 15	WSW 14	E 10	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	21	7	—	31	—	—	7	84	218	7	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	W 4	W 5	W 6	—	NW 4	—	NNW 5	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	14	53	100	—	29	—	30	11	—	—	—	—	—	4	10	15	24	59	26	12
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	41	49	49	21	0	0	0	0	7	41	49	7	7	7	10	10	7	7	7	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5			4	4	4	5	5	5	4			4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	7

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