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10:09 am 26 Aug 2011

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8:00 am 28 May 2011


Bethune Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Bethune Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Florida – North)

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Name: Bethune Beach
Type: sandbar
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: ENE Offshore Wind: SW

Bethune Beach in North Florida is an exposed beach break that does not work very often. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell angle is from the east northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips and sharks.

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Overall Bethune Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Bethune Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Beach Club 1 mi
Second closest break Flagler Avenue 4 mi
Third closest break New Smyrna Inlet 7 mi
Fourth closest break Ponce Inlet 9 mi
Fifth closest break Sunglow Pier 11 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Bethune Beach:

Closest wave buoy Canaveral Buoy 52 mi
Second closest wave buoy St Augustine Buoy 76 mi
Third closest wave buoy Canaveral East Buoy 144 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Grays Reef Buoy 167 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy West Tampa Buoy 225 mi

Tide stations nearest to Bethune Beach:

Closest tide station Ponce De Leon Inlet South, Florida 7 mi
Second closest tide station Ponce De Leon Inlet South, Florida (sub) 7 mi
Third closest tide station Ponce de Leon Inlet (inside), Florida 7 mi
Fourth closest tide station Ponce de Leon Inlet (inside), Florida (2) 7 mi
Fifth closest tide station Ponce Inlet, Halifax River, Florida 9 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Bethune Beach:

Closest ski area Mount Pleasant (United States) 310 mi
Second closest ski area Cloudmont (United States) 438 mi
Third closest ski area Sapphire Valley (United States) 443 mi
Fourth closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 443 mi
Fifth closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 443 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Bethune Beach:

Closest city location Edgewater (United States) 3 mi
Second closest city location New Smyrna Beach (United States) 6 mi
Third closest city location Oak Hill (United States) 7 mi
Fourth closest city location Glencoe (United States) 8 mi
Fifth closest city location Ponce Inlet (United States) 10 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Bethune Beach is Executive (Orlando) Airport (ORL) in USA, 67 km (42 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Bethune Beach is Orlando International Airport (MCO), also in USA, 75 km (47 miles) away.
  • Third is Patrick Afb (Coco Beach) Airport (COF) in USA, 85 km (53 miles) away.
  • Melbourne International Airport (MLB) in USA is 99 km (61 miles) away.
  • Vero Beach Muni Airport (VRB), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Bethune Beach and is 152 km (94 miles) away.
Bethune Beach break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Bethune Beach, United-States - Florida - North. Use the tab navigation above to view Bethune Beach sea temperature, Bethune Beach photographs, Bethune Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Bethune Beach webcams, current wind from United-States - Florida - North live weather stations and Bethune Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Bethune Beach.