
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 183 | 220 | 310 | 344 | 277 | 245 | 270 | 259 | 234 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:10AM1.15m | 10:16PM1.26m | 10:48AM1.18m | 10:57PM1.21m | 11:30AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.12m | 4:43AM-0.00m | 4:58PM0.14m | 5:16AM0.02m | 5:41PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 245 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 7 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 40 | 54 | 71 | 119 | 183 | 220 | 310 | 344 | 277 | 488 | 270 | 259 | 234 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 419 | 1043 | 1043 | 646 | 646 | 1043 | 1178 | 1283 | 1467 | 3030 | 57 | 213 | 1044 | 419 | 597 | 894 | 181 | 192 | 229 | 0 |
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