Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.22m | 6:29AM1.03m | 6:45PM1.27m | 7:12AM1.09m | 7:25PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38AM0.23m | 00:24AM0.15m | 12:25PM0.18m | 1:07AM0.09m | 1:11PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | E 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 35 | 6 | 147 | 35 | 147 | 147 | 279 | 452 | 595 | 597 | 279 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 336 | 338 | 1043 | 853 | 545 |
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