Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 7AM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 35 | 124 | 180 | 223 | 207 | 355 | 243 | 435 | 553 | 749 | 781 | 863 | 872 | 884 | 917 | 1164 | 1452 | 1989 | 2925 | 5174 | 4657 | 2584 | 4079 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:45AM0.92m | 1:00PM1.10m | 1:38AM0.90m | 1:53PM1.08m | 2:32AM0.91m | 2:47PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.32m | 7:25PM0.29m | 7:15AM0.37m | 8:29PM0.29m | 8:33AM0.37m | 9:29PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2925 | 2966 | 2646 | — | 2322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 35 | 124 | 180 | 223 | 207 | 355 | 243 | 435 | 553 | 749 | 781 | 863 | 872 | 884 | 917 | 1164 | 1452 | 1989 | 2626 | 5174 | 4657 | 2584 | 4079 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1286 | 503 | 452 | 1043 | 1043 | 1043 | 1080 | 595 | 1178 | 556 | 595 | 258 | 1178 | 252 | 1418 | 585 | 582 | 277 | 412 | 2133 | 585 | 582 | 462 | 462 |
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