Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 46 | 45 | 93 | 93 | 46 | 39 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.09m | 7:25PM1.31m | 7:50AM1.16m | 8:02PM1.34m | 8:26AM1.21m | 8:38PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.09m | 1:11PM0.14m | 1:47AM0.04m | 1:55PM0.10m | 2:26AM-0.00m | 2:38PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 |
11 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 46 | 15 | 93 | 93 | 46 | 39 | 32 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 6 | E 14 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 15 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1043 | 369 | 369 | 336 | 369 | 1054 | 1001 | 204 | 201 | 202 | 198 | 202 | 210 | 1153 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 15 |
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