Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
17.1° 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 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (12 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
S
14
2.3
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3984
3384
3168
2428
2388
2879
3288
4867
4068
3374
3283
2977
2424
2139
1863
1637
1421
1065
839
698
627
716
1411
2097
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:56AM1.19m
00:11AM1.40m
12:45PM1.30m
00:56AM1.52m
1:30PM1.41m
1:40AM1.62m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.40m
6:39AM0.25m
6:43PM0.30m
7:22AM0.12m
7:29PM0.21m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:51
5:51
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
12
11
11
10
10
8
7
9
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
14
14
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
0.1
SE
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
S
14
2.3
S
14
Energy kJ
3984
3384
3168
2428
2388
2879
3288
5
4068
3374
3283
2977
2424
2139
1863
1637
1421
1065
839
698
627
716
1411
2097
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
S
14
1.6
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
759
1230
1027
933
901
786
799
593
582
544
612
370
380
663
595
382
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
S
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
15
Energy kJ
5
8
15
15
32
80
80
173
236
367
447
398
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
4
SW
12
2.4
W
11
Energy kJ
2894
2377
2061
2165
2056
1888
1738
4867
1470
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
49
376
44
44
203
203
203
203
203
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
9
5
5
5
9
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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