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Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 18 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
17.9° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (18 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SW
2.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111101013131313131514141414141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39638933432231065170071179912061850195619771748160115561427197519397991453118212561259
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
20
E
10
N
20
NNW
25
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
1.64
3:07PM
1.56
3:21AM
1.72
3:40PM
1.60
3:54AM
1.76
4:15PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.09
9:05AM
0.04
9:11PM
0.03
9:37AM
-0.03
9:43PM
0.00
10:10AM
-0.06
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---6:45-------6:46-------6:47----
Sunset------6:59-------6:57-------6:55-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--1---1----1--111---
Temp. °C212020202121212020202019222321191919181818191918
Feels °C (?)201920181818181617192118191816181818171616161516
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