Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bethany today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 6PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.26m | 00:45AM1.18m | 1:26PM1.24m | 1:35AM1.09m | 2:14PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.14m | 6:58AM0.05m | 7:32PM0.21m | 7:48AM0.13m | 8:35PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | E 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 5 | E 12 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 104 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | N 3 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 5 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | — | E 12 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | S 4 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 15 | 24 | 37 | — | 22 | 31 | 91 | 233 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 144 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 327 | 327 | 1054 | 1043 | 1001 | 602 | 0 | 844 | 1119 | 1153 | 1153 | 17 | 0 |
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