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Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 16 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
20.1° 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 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
2
3
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
WSW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
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
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)1099101010101010101011121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2141581611641772993994508001104201431903221351732902877253821241881168514481172918844
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
1.31
2:43AM
1.31
2:45PM
1.38
3:15AM
1.39
3:19PM
1.43
3:47AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.27
8:47AM
0.36
9:05PM
0.20
9:20AM
0.29
9:35PM
0.14
9:52AM
0.24
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset7:59-------7:58-------7:58-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C181817171618192120191818161718181817161615171921
Feels °C (?)141514151517161614151413121414141413121312141719
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