Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 SAST
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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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 7AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Dec)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (18 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSE
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.8
SW
2
SSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1212129108109991010101010121212121212121414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49038637326030730729830434629430329323134634593311771344149815981148109520661594
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
1.28
2:18PM
1.37
2:50AM
1.33
2:53PM
1.40
3:23AM
1.37
3:27PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
0.27
8:17AM
0.38
8:41PM
0.23
8:52AM
0.34
9:14PM
0.20
9:26AM
0.32
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---5:26-------5:26-------5:28----
Sunset------7:53-------7:53-------7:54-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171920191717161518212120191817161924242322
Feels °C (?)141515151515141213121115171615151413121519171617
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