Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)--
Afternoon (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (28 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121212111211101211101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25612711241924152140188316821462134112201042944865857793573710485341306254328309204
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
1.14
12:37PM
1.30
1:25AM
1.28
1:39PM
1.40
2:16AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:00PM
0.40
6:23AM
0.48
7:12PM
0.29
7:33AM
0.35
8:05PM
0.18
8:26AM
0.23
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:01-------6:03--
Sunset7:52-------7:52-------7:52-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201818171719232423232019192124232221202020212322
Feels °C (?)161414131315191918191818182123222122202121222220
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