Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 32 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.97m | 2:22PM1.16m | 2:43AM0.92m | 3:14PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.27m | 7:50AM0.27m | 8:55PM0.30m | 8:52AM0.30m | 9:57PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 42 | 32 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 595 | 195 | 595 | 195 | 252 | 321 | 260 | 204 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 24 | 604 | 604 | 1043 | 3172 | 370 | 1043 | 597 |
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