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 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am 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 ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 53 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.16m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 |
39 | 35 | 36 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 53 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 |
4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 |
4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
7 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | 26 | — | — | — | 17 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 0 | 202 | 1153 | 1153 | 853 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 258 | 210 | 289 | 1043 | 1043 | 327 |
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