Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 7PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	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)	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	102	303	710	1165	2796	2246	2411	2091	2250	2031	1699	1497	1452	993	782	782	694	1114	791	939	887
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:22PM1.62m				4:52AM1.48m					5:07PM1.50m				5:41AM1.38m				5:58PM1.36m
Low Tide	10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:56AM0.20m					11:26PM0.16m				11:47AM0.31m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	21	19	17	18	17	17	19	22	21	21	18	18	18	18	19	21	21	20	18	18
Feels °C	16	16	15	13	14	14	13	17	19	18	18	15	15	15	15	16	18	18	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	102	192	282	1165	2796	2246	2411	2091	2250	2031	1699	1497	1452	993	782	782	694	1114	791	939	887
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 12	ESE 7	SE 8	SSE 6	SE 9	—	ESE 10	—	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 8	SE 10	SW 16	WSW 15	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	37	303	710	573	35	15	32	19	—	10	—	67	66	6	25	64	150	149	131	140	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	S 6	W 12	W 12	SW 15	WSW 15	SW 15	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	41	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	2	3	3	113	279	223	23	24	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 7	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 9	SE 10	ESE 3	SE 10	SE 3	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 3	SE 3
kJ	—	44	20	27	15	32	60	33	53	44	49	44	81	25	4	64	12	12	8	7	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	7	59	359	20	7	10	10	7	18	59	337	296	18	18	7	20	296	296	296	20	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Hawston			Hawston	Gansbaai	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Pearly Beach	Koeel Bay				Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point				Gourits Mouth	Vleesbaai
Rating (10 max)	1			4	4	3	3	4	3				2	3	2	3				3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	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	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	2	3	3
Header Global	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Barrancon Chile	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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