Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 62 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:52AM1.29m | 11:03PM1.37m | 11:46AM1.28m | 11:54PM1.28m | 12:37PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM-0.16m | 4:51PM-0.01m | 5:27AM-0.10m | 5:42PM0.06m | 6:12AM-0.03m | 6:34PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ENE 3 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 115 | 79 | 62 | 60 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 3 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 50 | 112 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1497 | 1043 | 1477 | 2450 | 1043 | 1043 | 1051 | 1051 | 2124 | 1051 | 1051 | 1497 | 2218 | 135 | 6 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 35 | 80 | 82 | 35 |
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