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Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
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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
17.2° 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 5PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 88mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon morning, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
893 | 1578 | 2961 | 5244 | 6506 | 6378 | 5534 | 7571 | 13468 | 13586 | 13603 | 11296 | 9944 | 4788 | 8043 | 3744 | 3891 | 3078 | 2669 | 2559 | 2166 | 2417 | 2262 | 2544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.02m | 10:25PM1.17m | 10:56AM1.08m | 11:23PM1.28m | 11:56AM1.19m | 00:11AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.54m | 4:54AM0.53m | 4:58PM0.48m | 5:52AM0.39m | 5:54PM0.40m | 6:39AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
658 | 177 | 147 | 97 | 75 | 57 | 5534 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 3692 | — | 3744 | 3263 | 2937 | 2669 | 2116 | 2129 | 2013 | 2262 | 2544 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SW 22 | S 15 | SE 15 | SW 21 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — |
217 | 19 | 17 | 33 | 18 | 30 | 40 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 18 | — | — | 18 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
893 | 1578 | 2961 | 5244 | 6506 | 6378 | 891 | 7571 | 13468 | 13586 | 13603 | 11296 | 9944 | 4788 | 8043 | 3293 | 3891 | 3078 | 2499 | 2559 | 2166 | 2417 | 2039 | 1786 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 801 | 869 | 619 | 555 | 1037 | 1014 | 319 | 337 | 850 | 850 | 982 | 555 | 376 | 1027 | 296 | 49 | 276 | 230 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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