Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

16.6°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	163	128	128	100	150	145	112	104	102	303	710	1165	2796	2411	2585	2290	2250	2031	1699	1497	1317
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide			3:41PM1.69m				4:10AM1.54m				4:22PM1.62m				4:52AM1.48m					5:07PM1.50m
Low Tide	9:31AM0.08m				10:00PM-0.02m				10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	19	22	23	21	18	18
Feels °C	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	17	16	16	15	14	13	14	16	18	20	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	163	128	128	100	150	145	112	104	102	192	300	1165	2796	2411	2585	2290	2250	2031	1699	1497	1317
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	SW 12	SSE 6	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	SW 19	SW 18	SW 13	—	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	—	—	SE 11	SW 16
kJ	16	18	92	22	92	65	60	57	41	303	710	658	—	14	20	12	11	—	—	5	66
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SW 13	SW 9	SW 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 8	W 9	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	W 12
kJ	16	56	29	84	21	21	23	16	21	39	25	39	—	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	—	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	—	17	24	39	39	64	37	38	59	59	31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Haardebaai Overberg	Cemetery Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Bettys Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2
Distance (km)	7	44	7	7	0	0	0	7	20	59	7	20	7	10	7	7	47	7	359	297	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point		Koeel Bay	Pearly Beach	Pearly Beach	Kleinmond	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Hawston		Pringle Bay	De Kelders	Gansbaai	Koeel Bay	Pearly Beach	Pearly Beach	De Kelders	Pringle Bay			Vleesbaai
Rating (10 max)	1		1	2	2	2	1	1	1		3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4			2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Pringle Bay Overberg	Captains Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Backdoor United States	Backdoor United States	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	The Bowl United Kingdom	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Anael France	Tahai Chile	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5

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