Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 6AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1567	1998	1762	1518	1494	1426	1188	1240	1321	1236	1119	1100	687	534	466	414	332	254	240	1090	1110	1322	1235	1198
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SW	SSW	S	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			7:58AM1.20m					8:35PM1.10m				9:34AM1.19m				10:19PM1.09m				10:58AM1.27m
Low Tide	1:27AM0.42m					2:24PM0.52m				2:58AM0.49m				4:13PM0.50m				4:31AM0.48m					5:34PM0.41m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	16	19	19	19	17	17
Feels °C	14	14	15	15	15	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	11	11	11	10	11	12	14	18	18	18	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	1567	1998	1762	1518	1494	1426	1188	1240	1321	1236	1119	1100	687	534	466	414	332	254	240	1090	1110	1322	1235	1198
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	SE 9	W 11	W 11	W 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	E 11	—	S 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	72	46	72	46	45	8	3	21	21	21	6	5	5	2	—	4	23	115	236	4	10	10	16	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 14	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	E 9	—	—	—	—	S 18	W 16	W 16	SE 11	W 16	W 16	W 16	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	9	9	9	9	9	8	—	7	7	6	2	—	—	—	—	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 9	SE 9	E 9	—	—	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	—	—	—
kJ	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	2	—	—	40	67	70	74	103	94	69	55	15	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Long Beach Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Haardebaai Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	59	21	7	59	376	296	20	20	20	20	230	296	296	296	18	18	18	10	7	7	7	7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Gourits Mouth		Pringle Bay				De Kelders	De Kelders	De Kelders	De Kelders	Dolphin Point				Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Pringle Bay	Koeel Bay	De Kelders	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	3		4				4	4	4	4	3				1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Heaven West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Magna Tubes 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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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