Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 Apr 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 1.6°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 11AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
2
6
3
7
7
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.9
SW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121111111099991011101010111214141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41373588285319171403754138192156258914031376379835933796407842547524684866566937570560255518
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
55
NNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
W
50
W
50
W
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
1.59
4:07AM
1.71
4:36PM
1.54
4:49AM
1.62
5:20PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
10:38PM
0.11
11:09AM
0.07
11:24PM
0.21
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-7:09-------7:09-------7:09------
Sunset----6:16-------6:15-------6:15---
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11----11-1154322211--1--
Temp. °C151516171716151515151616151413141414151616161514
Feels °C (?)989888998766522456878998
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