Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
2.4
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1057
850
893
711
630
748
1035
941
813
689
678
1064
1112
901
742
533
470
470
403
358
660
676
243
197
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:27PM1.53m
4:43AM1.56m
5:17PM1.48m
5:34AM1.44m
6:10PM1.40m
6:30AM1.31m
Low Tide
10:16AM-0.00m
10:33PM0.14m
11:02AM0.08m
11:26PM0.22m
11:53AM0.18m
00:24AM0.32m
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cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:47
5:46
5:46
Temp °C
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
20
18
17
17
17
17
16
18
21
21
18
17
17
18
18
14
14
12
11
10
10
11
11
13
15
13
12
13
13
13
12
15
18
18
16
15
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
1057
850
893
268
365
563
581
581
458
451
346
346
277
233
187
184
144
125
103
103
262
238
243
197
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
15
1
SSW
8
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSW
10
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
48
144
140
711
630
11
5
24
22
20
37
36
9
87
60
115
73
107
91
82
47
95
113
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
85
56
75
47
29
5
42
18
4
16
16
10
25
36
56
54
102
49
48
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
2.4
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
43
60
145
110
91
748
1035
941
813
689
678
1064
1112
901
742
533
470
470
403
358
660
676
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
20
69
69
65
65
65
27
27
27
18
59
27
18
18
18
18
10
10
10
10
18
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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