Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 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
17.4° 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 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 133mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SW
13
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
9
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
6
W
10
7
W
12
6.5
W
13
6.5
W
13
6
W
13
5.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1179
1042
1014
981
878
700
599
517
517
893
828
2384
1375
3527
6077
7276
6809
5942
7685
14483
14627
13419
11021
9908
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
30
NW
30
W
50
WNW
45
W
55
W
55
W
45
W
40
NW
55
NNW
80
NNW
70
NW
60
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:02AM1.02m
9:09PM1.10m
9:35AM1.02m
10:25PM1.17m
10:56AM1.08m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.63m
2:22PM0.55m
3:33AM0.62m
3:46PM0.54m
4:54AM0.53m
4:58PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:53
1
7
8
4
9
3
2
2
1
1
8
15
20
24
5
10
Temp °C
15
15
14
16
18
17
15
15
14
12
14
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
14
16
17
17
17
17
13
13
11
12
11
11
9
8
8
6
8
3
3
1
2
3
5
3
-1
4
8
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
14
1.7
SE
13
1.7
SE
13
1.7
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
4.5
WSW
12
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
1179
1042
1011
981
878
678
580
463
403
501
535
217
177
147
76
75
57
5942
38
40
32
15
23
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.1
SW
22
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1175
1028
1014
447
506
700
599
517
517
309
298
90
19
17
21
18
18
40
18
15
4
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
404
255
187
184
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
1.2
WNW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.3
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
9
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
3
NW
8
6
W
10
7
W
12
6.5
W
13
6.5
W
13
6
W
13
5.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
8
58
94
111
226
893
828
2384
1375
3527
6077
7276
6809
982
7685
14483
14627
13419
11021
9908
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
3
1
2
9
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
18
359
8
8
8
319
32
338
416
1142
1014
1015
416
319
337
1001
960
416
982
376
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
8
4
4
4
1
2
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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