Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, near gales from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 132 | 106 | 83 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 61 | 90 | 77 | 118 | 176 | 200 | 233 | 307 | 443 | 540 | 705 | 646 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:07AM0.91m | 3:31PM1.11m | 4:07AM0.93m | 4:28PM1.13m | 5:04AM0.99m | 5:22PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17AM0.36m | 10:14PM0.28m | 10:17AM0.31m | 11:03PM0.22m | 11:09AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 106 | 83 | 68 | 71 | 68 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 45 | 35 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | S 4 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | ESE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 147 | 132 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 61 | 90 | 77 | 118 | 176 | 200 | 233 | 307 | 443 | 540 | 705 | 646 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 451 | 451 | 451 | 685 | 1344 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 197 | 210 | 1051 | 1051 | 1054 | 1178 | 1134 | 452 | 1043 | 1043 | 1185 | 3033 | 2289 | 372 |
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