Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
18.7° 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 12AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
2.3
SW
3.5
SW
2.1
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111131212111012111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7847016405895895445444795631600318411803046223822291605891702505458340308302220
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
1.04
12:40PM
1.15
1:28AM
1.12
1:29PM
1.23
2:08AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.52
6:37AM
0.61
7:18PM
0.44
7:30AM
0.53
7:59PM
0.36
8:11AM
0.44
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:46-------5:47-------5:48--
Sunset7:59-------7:59-------7:59-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------421-----------
Temp. °C212019191921232323221917171717181818171717182020
Feels °C (?)191817191920211920201413121211121212111314171717
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