Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 7 am 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 11AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am 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 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	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	782	782	368	1114	791	824	811	797	754	770	718	626	603	470	947	1444	1799	1672	1607	1475	1521	1269	1065
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-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


	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	22	21	20	18	18	17	16	18	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	16	16
Feels °C	15	16	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	17	18	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	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	782	782	368	1114	791	824	811	797	754	770	718	626	603	470	947	1444	1799	1672	1607	1475	1521	1269	1065
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SW 16	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	ESE 10	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	SE 9	SE 9	W 11
kJ	10	64	292	177	131	140	90	82	79	56	18	68	149	404	350	72	46	72	46	45	3	3	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 10	SW 15	SW 12	SE 9	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 9
kJ	67	26	226	142	3	4	25	4	24	24	3	8	65	65	9	9	9	9	9	9	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	ESE 10	SSE 3	—	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	S 5	S 6	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	—	S 3	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 5
kJ	16	8	15	32	21	15	9	38	4	—	28	39	47	71	72	57	36	21	—	5	68	55	12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	1	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	4	2
Distance (km)	18	18	203	296	296	47	18	7	7	7	203	296	296	230	20	59	7	7	7	296	273	20	18
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay				Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point				Dolphin Point	Hawston		Pringle Bay	Gansbaai	Dolphin Point		Gourits Mouth	Hawston	Koeel Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2				3	2	3	3	3				2	3		4	4	4		3	4	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Outer Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	6	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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