
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 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 (21 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 136mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | ESE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 186 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 116 | 113 | 100 | 82 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 51 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.22m | 2:25AM1.01m | 3:03PM1.19m | 3:18AM0.95m | 3:54PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.13m | 8:35PM0.25m | 8:41AM0.19m | 9:36PM0.26m | 9:36AM0.22m | 10:32PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 74 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 186 | 209 | — | — | 207 | — | — | 147 | 116 | 113 | 100 | 82 | 60 | 36 | 33 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | N 3 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
22 | 11 | 32 | 52 | 90 | 156 | 1 | — | 368 | 283 | 207 | 191 | 200 | 329 | 182 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 60 | 61 | 51 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1133 | 1153 | 1153 | 1153 | 1153 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 198 | 197 | 73 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 356 | 370 | 80 |
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