Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 09 May 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
17.3° 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: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, severe gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
2.3
W
8
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
W
12
3.5
WSW
12
6.5
W
11
7
W
12
7
W
13
6.5
W
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1042
1014
891
878
700
599
517
517
572
754
1003
1569
2960
6117
7314
6643
6698
3671
10294
13541
15947
13995
10702
8854
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
40
W
50
WNW
55
W
60
W
55
W
50
W
40
WNW
45
NNW
75
NNW
75
NW
70
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:02AM1.02m
9:09PM1.10m
9:35AM1.02m
10:25PM1.17m
10:56AM1.08m
11:23PM1.28m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.55m
3:33AM0.62m
3:46PM0.54m
4:54AM0.53m
4:58PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:53
5:52
4
4
3
7
3
2
2
1
1
6
7
12
9
3
3
9
Temp °C
15
14
16
18
17
16
15
14
13
15
13
12
13
13
13
14
12
14
16
17
18
18
18
17
13
11
12
12
11
10
8
7
6
6
3
1
0
2
2
5
3
0
3
6
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
13
1.7
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
4.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
0.7
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
1042
1011
891
878
678
580
463
403
572
486
647
177
121
76
75
57
5749
3671
100
42
25
24
15
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SW
22
0.6
SE
11
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.6
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1028
1014
447
506
700
599
517
517
396
298
217
19
18
21
18
73
107
101
93
15
16
16
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SW
10
0.1
SW
22
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
404
255
187
184
134
18
46
40
39
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
3
1
WNW
4
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.8
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.5
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
8
4.5
WSW
9
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
W
12
3
NW
8
6.5
W
11
7
W
12
7
W
13
6.5
W
13
5.5
WSW
13
5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
9
35
83
103
175
381
754
1003
1569
2960
6117
7314
6643
6698
1008
10294
13541
15947
13995
10702
8854
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
5
2
4
1
1
4
4
3
5
4
6
Distance (km)
0
0
0
18
18
8
8
8
319
319
338
412
546
555
1015
1014
319
319
850
971
960
412
276
276
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
3
3
2
9
5
4
3
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
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