Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
2
4
3
4
3
2
1
2
4
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.1
SW
1.3
SW
3
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.5
W
3
W
4
W
4
W
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
5
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211111212121211111313139891011111112121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152117761627138616932649308933602649219514685372571676963136131213633478665556398580251828550
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.59
3:28AM
1.75
3:55PM
1.59
4:07AM
1.71
4:36PM
1.54
4:49AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
-0.07
9:18PM
0.04
9:48AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.05
10:27AM
-0.03
10:38PM
0.11
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:19-------6:16-------6:15-----
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
19322211---1111123221211
Temp. °C151314141515151516171616151514151616161414141414
Feels °C (?)89871011111010989987777633456
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