Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 6AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.32m | 11:22PM1.23m | 11:59AM1.29m | 00:11AM1.13m | 12:46PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM-0.07m | 5:15PM0.05m | 5:33AM0.01m | 6:02PM0.13m | 6:13AM0.11m | 6:52PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 62 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 71 | 82 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 2124 | 1159 | 1133 | 1332 | 3118 | 1084 | 1133 | 2120 | 210 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 82 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 82 | 225 | 392 | 0 | 0 |
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