Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bettys Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bettys Bay at 11AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (29 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
2.3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1167
1302
1348
1550
1622
1317
1208
852
655
569
491
3138
4084
3973
3408
2898
2459
2456
2173
2101
1682
1427
2020
2495
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
NW
45
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:12PM1.38m
2:17AM1.52m
2:42PM1.42m
2:47AM1.53m
3:12PM1.44m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.16m
8:13PM0.24m
8:39AM0.12m
8:44PM0.23m
9:07AM0.11m
9:13PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:16
7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:05
6:04
6:02
6:01
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
16
16
9
9
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
9
12
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
2.3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
Energy kJ
1167
1302
1348
1550
1622
1317
1208
852
655
569
491
3138
4084
3973
3408
2898
2459
2456
2173
2101
1682
1427
2020
2495
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
10
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
9
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
S
15
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
217
196
170
192
177
502
535
162
354
320
265
324
243
157
107
79
46
29
27
10
10
110
4
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
1
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
77
74
127
155
245
68
102
158
152
208
378
10
4
4
148
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
NW
3
1
NW
4
1.3
NW
5
1.9
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
Energy kJ
24
6
4
4
7
35
82
233
359
154
159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
7
10
10
10
7
7
359
18
10
10
7
7
7
59
59
41
0
7
0
8
127
127
127
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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