Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

16.7°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	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
Wave Graph
kJ	933	782	782	368	1114	777	824	811	797	754	741	787	686	603	470	947	1444	2229	1672	1435	1569	1429	1269	1048
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:41AM1.38m				5:58PM1.36m				6:39AM1.28m				7:04PM1.21m				7:58AM1.20m					8:35PM1.10m
Low Tide	11:26PM0.16m				11:47AM0.31m				00:19AM0.29m				12:52PM0.43m				1:27AM0.42m					2:24PM0.52m


	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	19	22	21	20	18	18	17	16	18	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	13	16	18	18	17	15	16	15	14	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	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
kJ	933	782	782	368	1114	777	824	811	797	754	741	787	686	603	470	947	1444	2229	1672	1435	1569	1429	1269	1048
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 10	SW 16	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	SW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	4	10	64	292	177	149	140	90	82	79	76	18	82	149	404	290	72	46	72	46	45	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	S 6	SW 15	SW 12	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	—	—	SE 13
kJ	3	3	1	226	142	3	4	4	24	24	24	3	8	8	65	9	9	9	9	9	9	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	—	S 4	SSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 5
kJ	12	15	10	15	29	24	21	16	7	7	7	—	9	173	77	94	75	43	29	23	58	68	67	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kamer Van Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	2	4	2
Distance (km)	20	18	18	203	296	296	20	18	7	7	7	75	296	296	230	20	59	59	7	7	273	296	20	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Gourits Mouth	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay				Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay	Dolphin Point	Gansbaai				Dolphin Point	Hawston			Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Gourits Mouth		De Kelders	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2				3	2	2	3	3				2	3			3	3	4		4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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