
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 11PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1104 | 778 | 705 | 731 | 551 | 312 | 169 | 94 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.32m | 8:28AM1.39m | 8:49PM1.30m | 9:06AM1.42m | 9:31PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.02m | 2:26AM-0.05m | 2:58PM-0.01m | 3:05AM-0.05m | 3:42PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1104 | 778 | 705 | 731 | 551 | 312 | 169 | 94 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 7 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
92 | 74 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 61 | 52 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 462 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 451 | 206 | 211 | 293 | 108 | 293 | 210 | 210 | 82 | 73 | 82 | 140 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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