Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 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
17.0° 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 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.5
S
14
2
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2302
2119
1784
1465
1085
839
711
730
919
1608
2313
2507
2471
2166
2541
2633
2130
1725
1497
1192
1000
871
835
799
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:56AM1.52m
1:30PM1.41m
1:40AM1.62m
2:14PM1.49m
2:24AM1.68m
2:57PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.12m
7:29PM0.21m
8:05AM0.02m
8:14PM0.14m
8:47AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:50
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
16
18
17
17
17
16
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
16
19
20
18
16
12
10
11
13
13
16
14
15
15
15
15
18
16
16
14
12
12
11
10
13
16
17
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
2
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2302
2119
1784
1465
1085
839
711
730
652
1608
2313
2507
2471
2166
2541
2633
2130
1725
1497
1192
1000
871
835
799
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.2
W
11
1
WSW
11
1.5
S
14
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
885
786
572
582
544
593
338
268
919
595
431
462
561
794
1933
1533
1349
1196
1060
843
635
544
535
454
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.9
S
14
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
8
15
15
32
80
80
113
306
356
440
393
474
480
780
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
Energy kJ
10
3
4
9
14
24
31
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
10
7
7
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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