Surf Forecasts:
Bethune Beach surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 31 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, E swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, E swell with 192 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 31 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Bethune Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Bethune Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bethune Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bethune Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about what we’ve got lined up for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you: it’s a tough stretch ahead. The entire 16-day window is basically a write-off for any decent surf. There are no good options on the table. We’re looking at a long, flat spell with hardly anything to get excited about. The first real bit of bump doesn’t even show up until Wednesday, September 9th, and even that’s barely worth paddling out for. The run from now until then is just a dead zone.
September 9th, Wednesday morning, is the only slight glimmer. Bethune Beach might see some surfable but very ordinary waves – think tiny 2 ft from the east, with a period of 10 seconds. The combined swell energy is weak at 71. But here’s the kicker: it’s glassy. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that early window on the 9th is your only chance at something clean. After that, it’s back to tiny, weak junk for the rest of the week.
The following Sunday, September 13th, we get a pulse of short-period junk – 4 ft from the east-northeast, but it’s a messy 6-second period with a cross-onshore wind. That’s a choppy, blown-out mess, only good for maybe a kite if you’re into that kind of thing. Not for a surfboard.
So, bottom line: there’s nothing good coming. This area is going through a proper dry spell. It tends not to stay this poor for long, so forecasts can flip, but right now, it’s a waiting game.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
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 kJ | 11 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 64 | 82 | 98 | 115 | 41 | 101 | 79 | 49 | 76 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.30m | 10:01AM1.30m | 10:16PM1.27m | 10:43AM1.36m | 10:55PM1.23m | 11:27AM1.40m | 11:38PM1.19m | 12:17PM1.41m | 00:27AM1.13m | 1:13PM1.41m | 1:24AM1.08m | 2:17PM1.40m | 2:31AM1.04m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM-0.05m | 4:05PM0.00m | 4:21AM-0.04m | 4:52PM0.05m | 5:00AM-0.02m | 5:43PM0.12m | 5:45AM0.02m | 6:40PM0.19m | 6:38AM0.05m | 7:45PM0.24m | 7:40AM0.08m | 8:55PM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | 7:47 | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 51 | 72 | — | 41 | 101 | — | 49 | 76 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 8 | ENE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 64 | 82 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | ESE 9 | — | E 8 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 115 | 32 | — | 79 | — | 49 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 889 | 746 | 1900 | 895 | 559 | 1076 | 0 | 857 | 1590 | 340 | 68 | 1234 | 340 | 559 | 1076 | 0 | 158 | 1371 | 89 |
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