
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
320 | 544 | 547 | 493 | 449 | 430 | 393 | 250 | 169 | 107 | 75 | 48 | 45 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM1.43m | 8:54PM1.24m | 9:17AM1.40m | 9:34PM1.17m | 9:56AM1.34m | 10:17PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM-0.03m | 3:06AM-0.00m | 3:39PM0.00m | 3:43AM0.05m | 4:19PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | 547 | 493 | 449 | 430 | 393 | 250 | 169 | 107 | 75 | 42 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | 364 | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | 95 | 35 | 48 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 59 | 31 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 |
320 | 544 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 894 | 1072 | 894 | 844 | 108 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 255 | 46 | 48 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 275 | 370 | 419 | 646 |
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