Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
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 (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121211111111111112121215151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1162121510809528508648648647697567316377645735035128741029131511252360234923132160
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
1.74
4:51PM
1.55
5:05AM
1.66
5:29PM
1.46
5:45AM
1.53
6:13PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
0.01
10:45AM
-0.03
10:52PM
0.07
11:23AM
0.06
11:30PM
0.18
12:04PM
0.19
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:47-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset------6:54-------6:52-------6:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817172021191917171617191918181818171822232119
Feels °C (?)171615141615131413131314161514141414131416151412
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