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Bettys Bay Surf Forecast
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Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | |
899 | 960 | 939 | 752 | 739 | 734 | 614 | 594 | 544 | 604 | 702 | 785 | 961 | 1237 | 1323 | 1186 | 1083 | 1087 | 1567 | 1111 | 469 | 326 | 419 | 680 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:56AM1.41m | 3:25PM1.36m | 3:30AM1.40m | 3:59PM1.36m | 4:04AM1.38m | 4:34PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16AM0.20m | 9:28PM0.32m | 9:48AM0.21m | 10:02PM0.33m | 10:21AM0.23m | 10:36PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 899 | 960 | 939 | 752 | 739 | 734 | 614 | 594 | 544 | 604 | 702 | 785 | 961 | 1237 | 1323 | 1186 | 1083 | 1087 | 1567 | 1111 | 220 | 212 | 419 | 680 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 32 | 26 | 12 | — | 126 | 84 | 469 | 326 | 291 | 247 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | W 10 | SSW 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 18 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 29 | 15 | — | 12 | 81 | 117 | 141 | 288 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 90 | — | — | 178 | 236 | 243 | 322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 296 | 296 | 20 | 18 |
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