Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 149 | 109 | 61 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:17AM1.40m | 9:34PM1.17m | 9:56AM1.34m | 10:17PM1.10m | 10:37AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.00m | 3:43AM0.05m | 4:19PM0.05m | 4:19AM0.12m | 4:59PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 149 | 109 | 61 | 36 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | NE 7 | E 10 | SE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | 42 | 29 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 60 | 39 | 20 | 17 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 48 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 140 | 275 | 275 | 1159 | 635 | 548 | 545 | 545 | 544 | 167 | 152 | 80 | 21 | 14 |
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