Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 19 Mar 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 11AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (19 Mar)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414131313111110101212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)185019561902174817481422109311172248185518241420140612561119988988864850864782782769756
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40PM
1.60
3:54AM
1.76
4:15PM
1.60
4:28AM
1.74
4:51PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
-0.03
9:43PM
0.00
10:10AM
-0.06
10:16PM
0.01
10:45AM
-0.03
10:52PM
0.07
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-6:46-------6:47-------6:47------
Sunset----6:57-------6:55-------6:54---
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-122-------------
Temp. °C191922232221191918181919191818171616192019181716
Feels °C (?)192021211616161616161716161617151414161514131312
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