Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 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
17.4° 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 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
2.3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
W
11
3
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
1.8
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
692
569
491
3138
4340
3973
3408
2898
2417
2241
2173
1884
1794
1799
2233
2417
2316
1891
1615
1762
2131
1615
1269
749
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:42PM1.42m
2:47AM1.53m
3:12PM1.44m
3:17AM1.52m
3:42PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.12m
8:44PM0.23m
9:07AM0.11m
9:13PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:43PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
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6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
18
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
10
10
12
14
14
13
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
8
10
11
13
15
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
2.3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
1
S
11
2.5
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
11
1.8
WSW
11
Energy kJ
692
569
491
3138
4340
3973
3408
2898
2417
2241
2173
1884
1794
1799
2233
2417
2316
1891
1615
240
1386
1107
917
749
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
S
15
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
15
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
354
320
240
324
243
157
107
79
46
29
27
10
10
155
4
67
141
198
240
38
191
188
188
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
1
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
Energy kJ
152
208
378
10
4
4
67
68
38
37
83
124
202
339
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.6
NW
5
2.1
WNW
6
2.2
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
3
W
11
3
W
10
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
Energy kJ
5
28
68
146
309
384
269
209
216
176
165
1762
2131
1615
1269
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Distance (km)
10
10
7
10
7
59
7
7
0
7
0
8
127
127
223
223
127
223
8
8
223
127
223
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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