Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:00AM1.04m | 1:34PM1.19m | 1:50AM0.97m | 2:22PM1.16m | 2:43AM0.92m | 3:14PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.20m | 7:51PM0.27m | 7:50AM0.27m | 8:55PM0.30m | 8:52AM0.30m | 9:57PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 56 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | E 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 15 | 82 | 364 | 108 | 595 | 595 | 209 | 383 | 321 | 336 | 1083 | 597 | 597 | 210 | 24 | 604 | 572 | 1043 | 327 | 1043 | 1043 | 597 |
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