Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.14m | 3:41AM0.90m | 4:11PM1.14m | 4:42AM0.92m | 5:07PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.30m | 9:57PM0.29m | 9:53AM0.30m | 10:51PM0.26m | 10:48AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | — | ESE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 5 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 48 | 19 | 29 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1043 | 1460 | 260 | 435 | 255 | 108 | 260 | 327 | 289 | 336 | 572 | 503 | 0 | 35 | 327 | 508 | 327 | 508 | 152 | 219 | 115 |
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