Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121313121211111112121216161515141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)133911369896257267005915015635535635835334885818759881776172815801459135810991083
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
0
SE
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscrossglassglassglassglassonglassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
1.16
6:46PM
1.06
6:57AM
1.04
8:05PM
0.97
8:35AM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:00AM
0.50
12:27PM
0.50
12:41AM
0.62
1:24PM
0.60
2:06AM
0.71
3:22PM
0.64
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise---7:01-------7:01-------7:03----
Sunset------6:30-------6:29-------6:27-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171719212728262423232222242524242425242325232019
Feels °C (?)131316182626252323232222232423232424232123212020
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