Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:26AM1.21m | 8:38PM1.34m | 9:01AM1.26m | 9:14PM1.31m | 9:36AM1.29m | 9:52PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM-0.00m | 2:38PM0.07m | 3:03AM-0.03m | 3:20PM0.05m | 3:38AM-0.04m | 4:00PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
43 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 |
15 | 41 | 40 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | SE 3 | E 9 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 33 | 24 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 256 | 256 | 252 | 308 | 275 | 574 | 327 | 369 | 369 | 1178 | 327 | 1260 | 2444 | 2153 | 147 |
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