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Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° 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 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | |
355 | 313 | 291 | 186 | 89 | 167 | 174 | 202 | 198 | 166 | 160 | 185 | 160 | 154 | 135 | 78 | 76 | 575 | 573 | 570 | 1051 | 2877 | 3404 | 2209 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.07m | 10:22PM1.17m | 11:04AM1.09m | 11:39PM1.26m | 12:12PM1.17m | 00:31AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.51m | 4:59AM0.51m | 5:16PM0.47m | 6:11AM0.41m | 6:17PM0.40m | 6:59AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 355 | 313 | 291 | 186 | 88 | 167 | 174 | 202 | 198 | 166 | 160 | 185 | 160 | 154 | 135 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 54 | 96 | 183 | 16 | 7 | 1189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 12 | 13 | 55 | 89 | 54 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 55 | 38 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 25 | 75 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 71 | 135 | 244 | 575 | 573 | 570 | 1051 | 2877 | 3404 | 2209 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 49 | 44 | 32 | 44 | 44 | 986 | 203 | 44 |
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