Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 65 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 47 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:18AM0.95m | 3:54PM1.18m | 4:15AM0.92m | 4:48PM1.19m | 5:14AM0.93m | 5:41PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36AM0.22m | 10:32PM0.24m | 10:27AM0.23m | 11:22PM0.21m | 11:16AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 65 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 34 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | NE 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 34 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | ESE 8 | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | — | 44 | — | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 45 | 47 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 21 | 21 | 327 | 152 | 82 | 209 | 260 | 327 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 298 | 327 | 508 | 451 | 437 | 277 |
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