Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

16.1°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (25 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	287	207	172	165	135	99	79	97	78	225	347	317	361	366	359	359	305	328	139	131	131	94	100	150
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	E	E	E	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE
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	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide		2:18AM1.50m				2:26PM1.67m				2:53AM1.56m				3:03PM1.71m				3:31AM1.57m				3:41PM1.69m
Low Tide				8:17AM0.13m				8:46PM-0.02m				8:53AM0.08m				9:22PM-0.05m				9:31AM0.08m				10:00PM-0.02m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	19	18	17	16	16	15	15	16	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	16	20	20	18	16	16
Feels °C	12	12	12	14	13	12	11	13	12	13	15	16	14	15	14	13	13	11	14	19	18	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SSE 6	WSW 10	SW 11
kJ	287	207	172	165	135	99	79	97	78	225	347	317	361	366	359	359	305	328	139	131	131	42	100	150
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 11	S 8	W 8	SW 16	SE 9	SSE 11	S 7	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSW 6	S 6	SSE 6	W 10	SSE 6	W 10
kJ	22	49	48	45	29	29	30	40	29	10	10	3	11	8	10	19	18	17	53	38	30	94	33	92
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 8	W 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 10	SW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SSE 8	SW 10	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 6
kJ	29	49	49	48	46	41	40	19	62	10	10	10	10	10	4	10	15	15	14	23	56	92	84	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 2	ESE 2	ESE 2	SE 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	ESE 3	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 4	SSE 7	—	—	—	E 2	—	SSE 6	—	SE 6	SE 5	SE 6
kJ	1	1	1	2	13	34	38	15	7	43	29	35	10	15	—	—	—	1	—	34	—	65	28	38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	7	7	7	376	359	359	20	20	7	7	7	230	376	7	7	7	7	10	7	7	7	7	7	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Gourits Mouth	Vleesbaai	Koeel Bay				Hawston	Gansbaai	Vleesbaai	De Kelders	Gansbaai	Dolphin Point		Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Gansbaai	Pearly Beach	Koeel Bay	Moonlight Bay	Gansbaai	Pringle Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Vleesbaai
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1				1	1	1	2	2	1		2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Dolphin Point Overberg	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Fish Boma Garden Route	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Lwandile Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4

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