Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 12PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
WSW
13
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1944
1699
1192
1000
923
835
799
700
648
551
481
353
733
756
745
837
850
943
1042
971
1058
796
689
780
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:57PM1.54m
3:09AM1.69m
3:42PM1.56m
3:55AM1.65m
4:27PM1.53m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.10m
9:31AM-0.04m
9:45PM0.10m
10:16AM-0.00m
10:33PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:49
5:49
5:47
Temp °C
14
13
16
20
20
18
17
16
16
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
17
11
10
13
17
17
16
15
14
14
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1944
1699
1192
1000
923
835
799
700
648
551
481
353
733
756
745
837
850
943
1042
971
1058
796
689
640
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
1196
1057
948
827
625
723
625
361
403
338
332
231
227
171
100
72
74
39
48
148
75
47
15
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
131
272
94
87
92
62
85
55
57
115
49
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
3
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.8
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
5
17
15
28
21
12
8
25
32
55
61
62
9
64
76
92
402
654
780
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
10
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
203
203
18
18
18
18
18
18
69
75
75
75
203
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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