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Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa
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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
17.2° 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: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bettys Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
501 | 604 | 829 | 1318 | 2684 | 5457 | 6638 | 6378 | 5067 | 5379 | 12884 | 14644 | 14120 | 12292 | 10382 | 5302 | 7957 | 3717 | 3436 | 3097 | 2822 | 2713 | 4626 | 2400 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.02m | 10:25PM1.17m | 10:56AM1.08m | 11:23PM1.28m | 11:56AM1.19m | 00:11AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.54m | 4:54AM0.53m | 4:58PM0.48m | 5:52AM0.39m | 5:54PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | |
5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 12 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | ESE 10 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 |
501 | 604 | 658 | 177 | 147 | 76 | 75 | 57 | 5067 | 58 | 116 | 52 | 54 | — | 10 | 3536 | — | 3297 | 3436 | 3097 | 2822 | 2293 | — | 2400 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SW 22 | — | SSE 15 | SW 21 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
396 | 298 | 217 | 19 | — | 21 | 18 | 29 | 40 | 17 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 18 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 |
408 | 520 | 829 | 1318 | 2684 | 5457 | 6638 | 6378 | 371 | 5379 | 12884 | 14644 | 14120 | 12292 | 10382 | 5302 | 7957 | 3717 | 2894 | 2716 | 2502 | 2713 | 4626 | 2092 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 32 | 357 | 376 | 619 | 1015 | 1014 | 416 | 337 | 319 | 1016 | 971 | 978 | 992 | 376 | 276 | 376 | 49 | 298 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
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