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Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
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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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
470 | 346 | 253 | 253 | 211 | 175 | 126 | 143 | 166 | 118 | 136 | 134 | 181 | 314 | 311 | 300 | 375 | 432 | 427 | 456 | 606 | 736 | 648 | 628 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.40m | 6:30AM1.31m | 7:12PM1.33m | 7:37AM1.19m | 8:23PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.18m | 00:24AM0.32m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.41m | 1:52PM0.39m | 2:55AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
125 | 125 | 103 | 90 | 211 | 175 | 126 | 143 | 93 | 118 | 82 | 62 | 55 | 101 | 311 | 300 | 53 | 96 | 123 | 94 | 606 | 736 | 648 | 628 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
85 | 107 | 91 | 82 | 63 | 95 | 44 | 140 | 166 | 28 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 314 | 123 | 99 | 375 | 432 | 427 | 456 | 76 | 58 | 47 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | S 7 | ESE 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | S 9 |
8 | 36 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 113 | 23 | 33 | 52 | 136 | 134 | 181 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 79 | 115 | 117 | 115 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
470 | 346 | 253 | 253 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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