Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 17 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 8AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
SSW
2
SW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212111112121413131113131398910101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20761819176215501521177615271450193419383653303129311815158314089185805748211602389841535228
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
25
W
25
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
45
NNW
55
NNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
1.73
3:17PM
1.59
3:28AM
1.75
3:55PM
1.59
4:07AM
1.71
4:36PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.07
9:10AM
-0.07
9:18PM
0.04
9:48AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---7:07-------7:09-------7:09----
Sunset------6:19-------6:16-------6:15-
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1126311211--111--1561
Temp. °C161515161614141515151414161716151615151517161615
Feels °C (?)14121010810101010111010101099109977774
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