Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 14 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
19.5° 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 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (15 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
WSW
1
SSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1
SSW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1113121212121211111111111010101010109101010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5631311214823872689263022811106836702561375347308240183148151176164207262154399
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
S
15
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
1.12
1:29PM
1.23
2:08AM
1.22
2:10PM
1.31
2:43AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
0.44
7:30AM
0.53
7:59PM
0.36
8:11AM
0.44
8:34PM
0.27
8:47AM
0.36
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:48-------5:48--
Sunset7:59-------7:59-------7:59-------
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--31--------------------
Temp. °C232219181717171818181717161820191818181717182021
Feels °C (?)191915141211121211121213131717151415151516181718
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