Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 15 | SE 7 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 60 | 52 | 75 | 107 | 87 | 66 | 43 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.23m | 11:26PM1.40m | 12:13PM1.23m | 00:22AM1.31m | 1:08PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM-0.14m | 5:09PM0.02m | 5:56AM-0.09m | 6:04PM0.09m | 6:47AM-0.02m | 7:04PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | SE 7 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 52 | 75 | 107 | 87 | 66 | 43 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NW 3 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 17 | 24 | 51 | 67 | 74 | 137 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 503 | 1051 | 419 | 872 | 1134 | 6 | 73 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 152 | 147 | 168 | 15 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 |
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