Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:34AM1.36m | 9:47PM1.41m | 10:22AM1.35m | 10:34PM1.33m | 11:11AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM-0.16m | 3:42PM-0.06m | 4:13AM-0.13m | 4:29PM-0.02m | 4:53AM-0.07m | 5:15PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | E 7 | S 3 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SE 9 | ESE 4 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 41 | 51 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1180 | 2133 | 2366 | 1477 | 1179 | 3102 | 1180 | 508 | 327 | 372 | 451 | 3118 | 3127 | 2132 | 2218 | 622 | 508 | 539 | 1133 | 1133 | 1133 | 198 | 193 |
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