Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.23m | 00:25AM1.00m | 12:51PM1.17m | 1:17AM0.94m | 1:41PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.21m | 6:09AM0.25m | 7:06PM0.28m | 6:57AM0.32m | 8:11PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | E 7 | S 4 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 4 | ESE 12 | S 4 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | S 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | N 3 | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1153 | 1153 | 1153 | 451 | 451 | 289 | 275 | 452 | 275 | 327 | 1153 | 604 | 646 | 210 | 70 | 35 | 275 | 275 | 336 | 1043 | 275 |
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