Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 29 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 4PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jan)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (29 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
0.9
SW
1.8
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111211101211101010181716161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1682146213411220104294486585778063763643138444917732830942555218374780468847724301
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
1.30
1:25AM
1.28
1:39PM
1.40
2:16AM
1.42
2:30PM
1.50
3:00AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
0.29
7:33AM
0.35
8:05PM
0.18
8:26AM
0.23
8:49PM
0.08
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset--7:52-------7:52-------7:51-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242624242120202125242321202020212322201920202021
Feels °C (?)212220211919192125232322212121222220171618191921
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