Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

17.6°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 1AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Evening (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1426	1269	1144	1321	1202	1092	1012	959	534	422	414	371	287	286	804	1005	1161	1127	1363	1226	998
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide			8:35PM1.10m				9:34AM1.19m				10:19PM1.09m				10:58AM1.27m					11:37PM1.16m
Low Tide	2:24PM0.52m				2:58AM0.49m				4:13PM0.50m				4:31AM0.48m					5:34PM0.41m


	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39
	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	7:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	16	16	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	17	20	21	19	18	18	17	18
Feels °C	15	12	12	11	11	11	13	11	11	12	11	11	11	14	19	19	17	16	16	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1426	1269	1144	1321	1202	1092	1012	959	534	422	414	371	287	240	804	1005	1161	1127	1363	1226	998
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SE 9	W 11	W 11	W 11	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	E 11	—	S 17	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 11	W 16	W 16	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	W 15
kJ	8	3	21	21	21	6	5	23	2	—	6	45	111	286	4	5	5	10	10	10	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	E 9	—	—	—	—	S 15	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	—	—	—	—	W 15	NW 15
kJ	8	—	7	7	6	2	—	—	—	—	4	5	5	5	5	—	—	—	—	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 4	SE 9	—	—	—	SE 11	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	14	3	—	—	—	5	80	83	60	74	91	83	51	64	87	63	29	18	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Off The Wall Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	2	4	2	3	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	2
Distance (km)	296	47	20	20	18	69	296	376	413	47	18	18	10	10	7	10	7	7	10	7	7
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Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	2	4				3	1	1	1	1	3	2	3	4	2	4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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