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Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 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
19.1° 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: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
4
7
3
6
6
5
2
3
2
3
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
WSW
3.5
SW
4
WSW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131312121212121314151616161616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7403669162565668503152273984491548595556453242754899690494981117111571108181004985887598540344614050
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.46
5:35AM
1.48
6:09PM
1.34
6:29AM
1.31
7:12PM
1.23
7:41AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.07
11:24PM
0.21
11:55AM
0.20
12:17AM
0.34
12:51PM
0.34
1:27AM
0.47
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13
Sunset--6:15-------6:14-------6:13-----
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11111---241-------------
Temp. °C161517151515141515161617161515151618171513121212
Feels °C (?)9899998991110131110121111121086678
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