Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 50 | 72 | 81 | 67 | 46 | 36 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 7 | |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM1.24m | 10:29PM1.48m | 11:16AM1.23m | 11:26PM1.40m | 12:13PM1.23m | 00:22AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM-0.16m | 4:16PM-0.04m | 5:06AM-0.14m | 5:09PM0.02m | 5:56AM-0.09m | 6:04PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | 8:27 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
14 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 66 | 53 | 50 | 72 | 81 | 67 | 46 | 36 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 14 | N 3 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 5 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | E 7 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNW 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | 26 | 44 | 42 | 24 | 47 | 53 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 143 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 79 | 91 | 59 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 451 | 327 | 508 | 1332 | 2763 | 1162 | 1043 | 419 | 1051 | 1162 | 3033 | 198 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 35 |
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