
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 11AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 43 | 64 | 50 | 38 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.40m | 8:37PM1.40m | 9:06AM1.41m | 9:20PM1.34m | 9:49AM1.39m | 10:03PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM-0.12m | 2:34PM-0.06m | 3:00AM-0.11m | 3:20PM-0.05m | 3:40AM-0.07m | 4:04PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
19 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | 2 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 41 | 43 | 64 | 50 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 327 | 327 | 1043 | 369 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 1122 | 1122 | 1119 | 1160 | 1107 | 197 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
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