Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 62 | 29 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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 | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.34m | 8:26AM1.21m | 8:38PM1.34m | 9:01AM1.26m | 9:14PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.10m | 2:26AM-0.00m | 2:38PM0.07m | 3:03AM-0.03m | 3:20PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 62 | 27 | 34 | 20 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 1153 | 1153 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 256 | 202 | 260 | 82 | 252 | 336 | 393 | 168 |
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