Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.27m | 10:15AM1.31m | 10:35PM1.21m | 10:58AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.05m | 4:12AM-0.02m | 4:42PM0.07m | 4:47AM0.00m | 5:26PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
18 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | SE 12 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 13 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2371 | 327 | 249 | 140 | 327 | 327 | 1159 | 774 | 1043 | 1159 | 1159 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 364 | 364 | 35 | 0 |
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