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Bettys Bay Surf Forecast
/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /
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Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° 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 6PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
1731 | 1985 | 1498 | 1163 | 1247 | 726 | 653 | 585 | 674 | 2020 | 2454 | 2376 | 826 | 1155 | 1026 | 2028 | 2121 | 1965 | 990 | 910 | 1205 | 1205 | 1226 | 1100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.43m | 3:47AM1.48m | 4:12PM1.40m | 4:18AM1.42m | 4:43PM1.34m | 4:49AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:43PM0.24m | 10:03AM0.16m | 10:13PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:44PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 1731 | 195 | 235 | 1163 | 917 | 726 | 653 | 585 | 585 | 2020 | 109 | 103 | 826 | 390 | 286 | 208 | 195 | 147 | 990 | 910 | 1205 | 1205 | 1226 | 1100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 38 | 65 | 235 | 181 | 181 | 174 | 506 | 674 | 52 | 51 | 34 | 413 | 171 | 225 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 189 | 183 | 167 | 161 | 126 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 65 | 37 | 83 | 124 | 202 | 339 | 330 | 133 | 77 | 51 | 19 | 20 | 132 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 230 | 1985 | 1498 | 292 | 1247 | — | — | — | 530 | 233 | 2454 | 2376 | 50 | 1155 | 1026 | 2028 | 2121 | 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 230 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 8 | 25 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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