Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.31m | 7:50AM1.16m | 8:02PM1.34m | 8:26AM1.21m | 8:38PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.14m | 1:47AM0.04m | 1:55PM0.10m | 2:26AM-0.00m | 2:38PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 35 | 36 | 40 | 46 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 6 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 41 | 53 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 336 | 369 | 1178 | 1043 | 392 | 393 | 202 | 202 | 210 | 1153 | 1153 | 1153 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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