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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 5AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
965 | 714 | 505 | 502 | 465 | 358 | 266 | 211 | 175 | 184 | 174 | 166 | 144 | 116 | 134 | 181 | 314 | 311 | 300 | 375 | 432 | 427 | 674 | 606 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:34AM1.44m | 6:10PM1.40m | 6:30AM1.31m | 7:12PM1.33m | 7:37AM1.19m | 8:23PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.22m | 11:53AM0.18m | 00:24AM0.32m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.41m | 1:52PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 15 |
233 | 187 | 184 | 144 | 107 | 103 | 266 | 211 | 175 | 184 | 174 | 86 | 144 | 116 | 69 | 110 | 101 | 311 | 300 | 375 | 432 | 128 | 120 | 606 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | S 7 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 7 |
89 | 87 | 117 | 111 | 125 | 91 | 65 | 66 | 95 | 113 | 109 | 166 | 53 | 23 | 114 | 77 | 314 | 99 | 99 | 117 | 112 | 427 | 674 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 7 | WSW 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
8 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 36 | 56 | 82 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 23 | 45 | 28 | 52 | 134 | 181 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 99 | 6 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
965 | 714 | 505 | 502 | 465 | 358 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 13 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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