Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 11PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.23m | 11:59AM1.29m | 00:11AM1.13m | 12:46PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.05m | 5:33AM0.01m | 6:02PM0.13m | 6:13AM0.11m | 6:52PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 39 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 5 | E 9 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 34 | 49 | 88 | 104 | 80 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2452 | 1084 | 1344 | 1344 | 853 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 80 | 209 | 140 | 147 | 35 | 147 | 147 | 82 | 179 | 0 | 0 |
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