Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 27 Jan 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121313131313131313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)159416171760186019342341254826302757265825352535228324192561245226012499214018831709146212611240
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
35
SSE
40
SE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
1.08
9:34AM
1.24
10:43PM
1.06
11:13AM
1.23
12:18AM
1.14
12:37PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55AM
0.52
4:23PM
0.46
4:42AM
0.55
6:00PM
0.40
6:23AM
0.48
7:12PM
0.29
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise---5:58-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset------7:53-------7:52-------7:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919202122211919181719202120181817171924262524
Feels °C (?)191920212121191818171617171716141413121420211920
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