Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 16 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
S
1.8
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121211111111111111111010131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4215605986166166475275185184831154772466458450450441441433417361732700848
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
1.37
2:01PM
1.38
2:21AM
1.52
2:34PM
1.49
2:50AM
1.64
3:07PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
0.29
8:11PM
0.19
8:34AM
0.16
8:40PM
0.09
9:05AM
0.04
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------6:59-
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C252323222222212121212021232526232120201921212120
Feels °C (?)252323212120181718181621242426232121201619181817
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