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Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 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
19.0° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010101010101112121212121212121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1772993994505891104153726313167345932902968253821241913168513721126918844725664729746
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
NW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
1.38
3:15AM
1.39
3:19PM
1.43
3:47AM
1.47
3:51PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.36
9:05PM
0.20
9:20AM
0.29
9:35PM
0.14
9:52AM
0.24
10:04PM
0.10
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-5:48-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset----7:58-------7:58-------7:58---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C161719212019181716161819181717161517192020191919
Feels °C (?)151615161414141213131515141313131214161718161515
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