Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 pm 30 Oct 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 (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 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be 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 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 30					Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	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	368	1114	791	824	811	833	754	770	787	626	603	470	947	1444	1799	1672	1607	1569	1192	1043	1125
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				5:58PM1.36m				6:39AM1.28m				7:04PM1.21m				7:58AM1.20m					8:35PM1.10m
Low Tide		11:47AM0.31m				00:19AM0.29m				12:52PM0.43m				1:27AM0.42m					2:24PM0.52m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	20	18	18	17	17	18	20	19	17	17	16	16	16	16	18	18	17	17	16
Feels °C	19	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	18	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	14	13	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	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	368	1114	791	824	811	833	754	770	787	626	603	470	947	1444	1799	1672	1607	1569	1192	1043	1125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 10	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	292	177	131	140	90	82	79	76	18	68	149	404	350	72	46	72	46	45	8	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	SSW 10	SSW 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	—	—	SE 13
kJ	226	142	23	24	25	4	24	24	3	8	65	65	9	9	9	9	9	9	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 10	SSE 3	—	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 4	SE 4	ESE 9
kJ	14	32	19	13	9	24	6	—	27	36	53	74	69	55	42	27	71	70	21	16	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	3	4	1	4	2
Distance (km)	203	296	296	7	7	7	7	7	47	296	296	273	230	59	59	7	7	230	296	20	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg				Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	De Kelders			Gourits Mouth	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai		Gansbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point		De Kelders	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)				3	3	3	3	3	3			2	2	2		4	4	4		4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cape St Martin West Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Long Beach Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Header Global	Lebu Chile	Mangamaunu New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Afife Portugal	St Vincent Left New Caledonia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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