
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | E 12 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 43 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 3 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.26m | 00:45AM1.18m | 1:26PM1.24m | 1:35AM1.09m | 2:14PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM-0.03m | 6:34PM0.14m | 6:58AM0.05m | 7:32PM0.21m | 7:48AM0.13m | 8:35PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | E 12 | SSE 6 |
37 | 43 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 113 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 3 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | S 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ESE 2 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 33 | 69 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 14 | 25 | 73 | 82 | 80 | 115 | 147 | 202 | 197 | 277 | 327 | 1080 | 1043 | 451 | 503 | 646 | 897 | 661 | 1153 | 1153 | 152 | 364 |
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