Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

17.4°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 10AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	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 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	923	784	770	750	626	603	541	947	1444	1799	1672	1518	1387	1323	1112	992	884	869	736	711	939	360	382	382
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:39AM1.28m				7:04PM1.21m				7:58AM1.20m					8:35PM1.10m				9:34AM1.19m				10:19PM1.09m
Low Tide	00:19AM0.29m				12:52PM0.43m				1:27AM0.42m					2:24PM0.52m				2:58AM0.49m				4:13PM0.50m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	20	19	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	16	18	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	16	16	16	18	16	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	13	13	12	11	13	13	12	11	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	923	784	770	750	626	603	541	947	1444	1799	1672	1518	1387	1323	1112	992	884	869	736	711	939	360	382	382
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	ESE 12	SE 11	—	S 6	SSW 14
kJ	82	79	76	18	68	149	404	350	72	46	72	46	45	8	8	21	21	21	21	13	5	—	67	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 14	—	SE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	—	—	—	—	SSW 14
kJ	4	24	24	3	8	65	65	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	—	3	3	6	6	—	—	—	—	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	—	—	SE 3	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	—	—	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	—	S 6	SSE 6	SE 5
kJ	24	—	—	1	36	56	71	56	41	25	14	—	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	3	—	169	138	70
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	1
Distance (km)	7	7	7	47	296	296	20	20	59	18	7	7	296	7	7	7	7	7	7	203	359	359	20	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Gansbaai	Gansbaai			Dolphin Point	Hawston	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay		Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Gourits Mouth	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai				Hawston	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			2	3	2	3	3	3		3	4	3	2	2	2				2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gansbaai Overberg	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Port St Johns Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Brak River Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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