Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 6PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 42 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.34m | 10:17PM1.10m | 10:37AM1.28m | 11:03PM1.03m | 11:21AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.05m | 4:19AM0.12m | 4:59PM0.11m | 4:54AM0.19m | 5:41PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | E 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 47 | 36 | 28 | 17 | — | — | 9 | 17 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 42 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 327 | 327 | 597 | 545 | 545 | 545 | 80 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 147 | 279 | 853 | 1160 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 370 | 327 | 275 |
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