Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 26 | 39 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:06AM1.41m | 9:20PM1.34m | 9:49AM1.39m | 10:03PM1.26m | 10:33AM1.35m | 10:48PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM-0.11m | 3:20PM-0.05m | 3:40AM-0.07m | 4:04PM-0.01m | 4:17AM-0.00m | 4:46PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | 24 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | S 5 | E 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | S 5 | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 39 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 1160 | 1153 | 999 | 1160 | 197 | 275 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 35 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 275 | 372 | 260 | 82 | 604 | 1043 |
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