Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 76 | 134 | 108 | 126 | 182 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:17AM0.94m | 1:41PM1.13m | 2:11AM0.91m | 2:34PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.28m | 6:57AM0.32m | 8:11PM0.32m | 8:05AM0.36m | 9:17PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 7 | S 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 76 | 134 | 108 | 126 | 182 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 210 | 597 | 248 | 147 | 14 | 35 | 275 | 336 | 327 | 275 | 289 | 370 | 573 | 452 | 543 | 1164 | 1164 | 597 |
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