Bethune Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what we’ve got on the cards for Bethune Beach. I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch ahead. We’re looking at a long, long run of pretty ordinary conditions, so don’t go getting your hopes up.

We kick things off on Sunday the 19th, and honestly, it’s a flat start. A tiny 1ft SE windswell with a short 4-second period is offering next to no energy (15). The wind is a light cross-off, but with waves that small and weak, there’s just nothing to ride. This same story basically holds through the entire week and into the next. Day after day of ankle to knee-high slop, mostly from the ESE or E, with periods that rarely hit 8 seconds – that’s just windswell junk. The combined energy barely cracks triple digits a few times, topping out at just 93 on Saturday the 25th afternoon. Even with clean conditions on the mornings, like Tuesday the 28th with a light offshore, the swell’s too pathetic to do anything with. It’s the kind of surf that makes you wonder why you bothered dragging your board down.

There is a tiny glimmer, but I’d barely call it a standout. The best of a bad bunch arrives on Saturday morning, July 25th. The swell direction is E, a touch of long-term consistency in the period (8s), and it’s clean with a slight air – almost glassy. The combined energy hits 53, which is still weak, but it’s enough to make the waves “surfable but very ordinary.” That’s about as good as it gets. For a total beginner just wanting to get wet, maybe you could find a soft crumbly one. But anyone else? Save your gas.

Given the combined energy never even reaches moderate (100-999) for the whole 16 days, and with the swell tiny, short-period, and only occasionally clean, there are no good options. The setup at Bethune Beach is an exposed sandbar, and with such weak, short-period E/ESE swell, it’s just not going to produce a wave worth paddling for. The water temp anomaly is about average for this time of year, so you won’t get a surprise chill.

We’ve got a solid 16-day gap with no real recommendations. The outlook is bleak: no significant swell, mostly poor surf quality, and quite often unfavourable cross or cross-on winds. Honestly, if you’re really desperate, on a day like Saturday 25th morning it’s clean enough for a float, but don’t expect any surfable waves. That’s about it. Hang tight, and remember – it never stays this flat forever.

Rusty.

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