Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:46AM1.28m | 11:54PM1.28m | 12:37PM1.26m | 00:45AM1.18m | 1:26PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.06m | 6:12AM-0.03m | 6:34PM0.14m | 6:58AM0.05m | 7:32PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 45 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | SE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 18 | 40 | 68 | 83 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1497 | 3118 | 3127 | 80 | 28 | 192 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 105 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 275 | 327 | 327 | 419 | 419 |
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