Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
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 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.29m | 10:10PM1.46m | 10:52AM1.29m | 11:03PM1.37m | 11:46AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM-0.06m | 4:42AM-0.16m | 4:51PM-0.01m | 5:27AM-0.10m | 5:42PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 15 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | WSW 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 108 | 108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 369 | 1153 | 1349 | 181 | 82 | 1369 | 1043 | 1477 | 2450 | 1043 | 1043 | 1051 | 1497 | 1324 | 1051 | 1051 | 2218 | 2218 | 21 | 23 | 1004 |
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