
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.44m | 7:03AM1.21m | 7:21PM1.48m | 7:56AM1.28m | 8:11PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.02m | 1:04AM-0.05m | 1:04PM-0.03m | 1:56AM-0.11m | 2:00PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
9 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | — | WNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | 34 | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 508 | 35 | 6 | 1051 | 21 | 24 | 503 | 369 | 369 | 2666 | 3150 | 181 | 451 | 327 | 327 | 372 | 451 | 1460 | 3197 | 1051 | 688 |
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