Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | E 12 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:21PM1.48m | 7:56AM1.28m | 8:11PM1.50m | 8:45AM1.34m | 8:59PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM-0.03m | 1:56AM-0.11m | 2:00PM-0.06m | 2:45AM-0.15m | 2:52PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | NNW 2 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | E 11 | S 5 | NE 4 | — | — | E 10 | S 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 3 | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2666 | 2666 | 2289 | 1051 | 369 | 451 | 327 | 508 | 451 | 1344 | 1080 | 1051 | 1051 | 508 | 336 | 279 | 369 | 3163 | 2366 | 1079 | 147 |
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