Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.16m | 2:43AM0.92m | 3:14PM1.14m | 3:41AM0.90m | 4:11PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.30m | 8:52AM0.30m | 9:57PM0.29m | 9:53AM0.30m | 10:51PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 7 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 41 | 75 | — | 3 | 11 | 18 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1491 | 195 | 0 | 25 | 646 | 1043 | 82 | 256 | 1418 | 1043 | 277 | 256 | 252 | 293 | 275 | 451 | 80 | 82 | 210 |
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