Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
16.4° 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 4AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (27 May)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
14
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1098
2025
2037
1915
2241
2064
6620
7523
7599
6244
5471
5596
6509
7239
7329
7575
7206
6356
5737
5438
4951
4062
3555
3293
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:31AM1.34m
1:07PM1.22m
1:11AM1.37m
1:45PM1.28m
1:47AM1.39m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.44m
7:03AM0.30m
7:06PM0.41m
7:39AM0.26m
7:45PM0.37m
8:12AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:43
5:43
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
17
15
16
16
16
14
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
14
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Energy kJ
1098
2025
2037
1915
2241
2064
6620
7523
7599
6244
5471
5596
6509
7239
7329
7575
7206
6356
5737
5438
4951
4062
3555
3293
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SW
17
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
427
742
1722
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
Energy kJ
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
5
7
7
9
7
7
6
6
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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