Bettys Bay surf break

Bettys Bay surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 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
16.4° 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 2PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 May)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
14
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1631
1341
1278
1258
1098
2025
2037
1915
2241
2064
6857
7523
7599
6244
5540
5334
6236
7239
6963
6872
6782
6051
5659
4951
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
12:24PM1.17m
00:31AM1.34m
1:07PM1.22m
1:11AM1.37m
1:45PM1.28m
1:47AM1.39m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.36m
6:22PM0.44m
7:03AM0.30m
7:06PM0.41m
7:39AM0.26m
7:45PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:43
5:43
Temp °C
14
14
17
18
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
12
11
14
16
16
17
17
16
14
14
15
17
16
14
14
15
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
14
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
1631
1341
1278
1258
1098
2025
2037
1915
2241
2064
6857
7523
7599
6244
5540
5334
6236
7239
6963
6872
6782
6051
5659
4951
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
SW
4
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SW
17
Energy kJ
10
4
9
169
427
742
1722
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
10
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
11
5
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
5
9
6
6
6
6
7
8
6
7
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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