Bettys Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.35° S 18.91° E

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is

14.6°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 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 3PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Evening (28 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 28							Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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	1	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 8	WSW 12	SSE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 15	SW 14	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 13	SE 10	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	587	481	417	487	504	478	294	218	416	476	479	499	596	530	525	413	525	447	603	586	392	347	290
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide					4:02PM1.70m				4:25AM1.53m				4:38PM1.64m					5:02AM1.46m				5:16PM1.53m
Low Tide			9:51AM0.05m				10:19PM-0.00m				10:25AM0.10m				10:55PM0.06m					11:02AM0.18m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	17	19	18	14	12	11	11	12	19	24	24	17	15	15	17	21	27	30	30	28	28
Feels °C	7	7	9	10	9	6	4	5	5	5	13	18	17	12	9	10	13	17	24	27	27	25	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	S 8	S 8	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSE 7	SSE 8	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	587	291	252	377	309	299	259	215	174	153	181	253	286	369	273	282	525	247	225	208	392	347	290
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSE 8	SW 16	SW 16	SE 8	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	—	—	SE 10
kJ	512	481	417	10	10	10	294	218	102	155	109	74	23	123	130	129	102	447	440	398	—	—	148
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	SSE 8	SE 10	—	—	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	37	35	55	44	57	79	—	—	—	130	127	—	—	7	24	—	—	34
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	ESE 4	ESE 4	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 8	E 5	E 5	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ENE 3	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 10	SE 10	—
kJ	393	20	37	487	504	478	102	152	416	476	479	499	596	530	525	413	330	4	603	586	279	328	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Off The Wall Cape Town	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kleinmond Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	27	47	27	64	65	69	27	18	18	18	10	10	18	18	27	21	18	7	7	7	7	7	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Dolphin Point	De Kelders						Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay		Voelklip	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Voelklip	Voelklip	Koeel Bay	Koeel Bay	Voelklip
Rating (10 max)	3	3						2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	4	5	6	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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