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Bettys Bay Surf Forecast
/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /
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Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bettys Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bettys Bay sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | |
891 | 878 | 700 | 599 | 517 | 517 | 572 | 916 | 1084 | 1537 | 2892 | 5965 | 6781 | 6170 | 6734 | 4709 | 12422 | 15621 | 13533 | 10902 | 9242 | 8443 | 7589 | 3794 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.02m | 9:09PM1.10m | 9:35AM1.02m | 10:25PM1.17m | 10:56AM1.08m | 11:23PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.55m | 3:33AM0.62m | 3:46PM0.54m | 4:54AM0.53m | 4:58PM0.48m | 5:52AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | — | SE 12 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 891 | 878 | 678 | 580 | 463 | 403 | 572 | 298 | 585 | 177 | 145 | 97 | 75 | 57 | 5458 | 17 | 42 | 39 | 24 | 52 | 10 | — | 23 | 3217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 22 | SSE 15 | SW 22 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 447 | 506 | 700 | 599 | 517 | 517 | 396 | — | 217 | 85 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 46 | 41 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | SSE 12 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 404 | 255 | — | — | 230 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 18 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 42 | 83 | 103 | 42 | 346 | 916 | 1084 | 1537 | 2892 | 5965 | 6781 | 6170 | 6734 | 4709 | 12422 | 15621 | 13533 | 10902 | 9242 | 8443 | 7589 | 3794 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 297 | 337 | 801 | 376 | 376 | 555 | 1014 | 1014 | 319 | 319 | 1014 | 971 | 960 | 982 | 556 | 44 | 49 | 49 |
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