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Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Mar 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
18.2° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 2PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Mar)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (20 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
0
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 (?)
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131310111010101212121212121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1671234515991065808109291811581080952864864878782769756660594521512503512521859
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15PM
1.60
4:28AM
1.74
4:51PM
1.55
5:05AM
1.66
5:29PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
-0.06
10:16PM
0.01
10:45AM
-0.03
10:52PM
0.07
11:23AM
0.06
11:30PM
0.18
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-6:47-------6:47-------6:48------
Sunset----6:55-------6:54-------6:52---
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1231--------------------
Temp. °C181819191918181818182021201918171617202119181818
Feels °C (?)151617161717171614141615141414131214171715151415
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