Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 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
18.0° 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 6PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (28 Apr)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1302
1363
1616
1589
1462
1297
1167
1302
1382
1550
1442
1275
1012
934
774
539
714
3298
4136
3973
3456
2898
2459
2207
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:39PM1.33m
1:46AM1.49m
2:12PM1.38m
2:17AM1.52m
2:42PM1.42m
2:47AM1.53m
Low Tide
7:40PM0.28m
8:09AM0.16m
8:13PM0.24m
8:39AM0.12m
8:44PM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:18
7:18
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6:06
6:05
6:04
6:02
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
15
18
17
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
11
13
12
10
10
10
8
9
12
13
14
13
14
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
1302
1363
1616
1589
1462
1297
1167
1302
1382
1550
1442
1275
1012
934
774
539
714
3298
4136
3973
3456
2898
2459
2207
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
9
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.3
SSE
12
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
Energy kJ
370
328
328
290
299
268
217
196
170
192
543
502
535
162
314
229
491
324
243
157
107
79
46
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SSW
18
Energy kJ
9
22
26
26
40
40
77
74
127
155
208
68
102
158
152
272
302
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.9
NW
4
Energy kJ
8
32
39
11
1
1
4
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
7
50
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
7
75
18
7
10
7
7
7
59
7
41
0
0
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
9
8
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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