Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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
16.8° 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 4PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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
Sun
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.9
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
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1979
1784
1465
1085
757
711
828
919
1608
2313
2507
2471
2229
2670
2596
2098
1944
1699
1173
1000
923
835
799
700
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
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
clear
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
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:50
5:49
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
16
19
20
18
17
16
10
10
12
14
15
14
13
14
13
15
16
16
16
14
12
11
11
10
13
16
17
15
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
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
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1979
1784
1465
1085
757
711
828
749
1608
2313
2507
2471
2229
2670
2596
2098
1944
1699
1173
1000
923
835
799
700
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.5
S
14
1.7
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
Energy kJ
786
572
561
593
671
396
221
919
647
485
627
728
836
1962
1533
1349
1196
1060
957
635
544
544
639
501
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
15
15
32
80
80
113
306
367
454
393
474
608
993
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
Energy kJ
9
14
28
26
22
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
10
7
7
7
10
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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