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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 8PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| 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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