
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 44 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.28m | 12:37PM1.26m | 00:45AM1.18m | 1:26PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.06m | 6:12AM-0.03m | 6:34PM0.14m | 6:58AM0.05m | 7:32PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | 17 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | NE 4 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 44 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 |
2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 6 |
29 | 57 | 85 | 105 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3127 | 128 | 853 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 111 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 308 | 327 | 327 | 438 | 469 |
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