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Bettys Bay Surf Forecast
/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /
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Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
923 | 835 | 799 | 700 | 648 | 543 | 521 | 353 | 779 | 756 | 888 | 837 | 850 | 889 | 1057 | 908 | 893 | 796 | 679 | 682 | 808 | 970 | 1113 | 1113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-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 | 4:43AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.10m | 9:31AM-0.04m | 9:45PM0.10m | 10:16AM-0.00m | 10:33PM0.14m | 11:02AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 923 | 835 | 799 | 700 | 648 | 543 | 521 | 353 | 779 | 756 | 888 | 837 | 850 | 889 | 1057 | 908 | 893 | 796 | 679 | 630 | 581 | 581 | 458 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 722 | 535 | 454 | 426 | 396 | 284 | 279 | 231 | 227 | 171 | 87 | 72 | 74 | 85 | 48 | 144 | 73 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 13 | S 11 | S 9 | S 12 | S 18 | S 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 131 | 272 | — | 94 | 58 | 90 | 62 | 46 | 85 | 57 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SSE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 12 | 10 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 20 | 19 | 194 | 53 | 58 | 55 | 40 | 53 | 435 | 579 | 660 | 682 | 808 | 970 | 1113 | 1113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 203 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 75 | 75 | 47 | 75 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 75 |
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