
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 37°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.23m | 8:26PM1.54m | 9:05AM1.27m | 9:19PM1.51m | 9:58AM1.29m | 10:10PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM-0.07m | 3:07AM-0.17m | 3:09PM-0.08m | 3:56AM-0.18m | 4:01PM-0.06m | 4:42AM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | 8:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | E 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
5 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | E 16 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNE 2 |
— | 5 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 582 | 2450 | 1162 | 248 | 248 | 275 | 209 | 209 | 135 | 327 | 276 | 321 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 2581 | 321 | 168 | 308 | 147 | 853 | 1051 | 369 |
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