Surf Forecasts:
Bethune Beach surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 13 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, SE swell with 70 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE 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 (Jul 13) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Bethune Beach in the next 16 days are 0.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bethune Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, let me level with you. It's a tough stretch ahead for Bethune Beach. We're looking at a 16-day window that's pretty lean, with a big gap of nothing worthwhile right at the start.
The first real chance of anything surfable doesn't come until Wednesday, July 15th. The morning is the pick, but it's a very small window. We're talking a tiny 1ft of swell from the ESE, and the kicker is the wind is dead calm glassy. That's a rare treat for a beach break, so it'll be clean as a whistle. But don't kid yourself, the energy is weak (43) and the swell period is only 8 seconds, so it's going to be lumpy, weak little waves. It's surfable, but "very ordinary" is the polite way to put it.
We then hit another dry spell. The next hints of life don't show up until Tuesday, July 21st during the afternoon. The swell bumps up a touch to 2ft from the SE, and we get a nice offshore wind from the WSW. The energy is still low (40), but it's clean. The same pattern repeats on Wednesday, July 22nd afternoon with similar 2ft ESE swell and offshore wind. The energy is still weak (40). You're scratching for anything.
The best of the whole outlook, if you can call it that, shapes up on Thursday, July 23rd afternoon. The swell picks up to 3ft from the ESE, and the energy finally cracks into the moderate range at 122. The wind is still light offshore from the SSW. This is the only time in the whole period where the combined energy isn't weak. It's still small, but it's the most push you'll see. The period is a short 8 seconds, so it's a windswell, not a groundswell, but it's the best we've got.
For the rest of the run, it's pretty much back to small, weak, and often onshore or cross-shore. The morning of Friday, July 24th has some offshore wind with 2ft swell (energy 80) and the morning of Sunday, July 26th has a tiny bit of clean, surfable energy (51) with 2ft swell, but it's all just barely enough to get wet.
Honestly, for a sandbar like Bethune Beach, this is a pretty normal flat spell. The only real standout is that glassy Wednesday morning (July 15th) for the absolute novelty of it, and the Thursday afternoon (July 23rd) for the biggest energy of the window. If you're desperate, go for the Thursday afternoon. Otherwise, sharpen your spear and wait for better vibes.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
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 kJ | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 24 | 70 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 15 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross | off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.56m | 6:21AM1.12m | 7:05PM1.63m | 7:23AM1.17m | 8:02PM1.67m | 8:21AM1.22m | 8:55PM1.67m | 9:16AM1.26m | 9:46PM1.63m | 10:10AM1.28m | 10:36PM1.55m | 11:03AM1.28m | 11:25PM1.44m | 11:56AM1.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:30AM0.07m | 12:20PM-0.13m | 1:29AM0.01m | 1:19PM-0.17m | 2:25AM-0.05m | 2:16PM-0.18m | 3:18AM-0.09m | 3:14PM-0.17m | 4:10AM-0.11m | 4:11PM-0.12m | 5:00AM-0.11m | 5:08PM-0.05m | 5:49AM-0.07m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 |
 | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | 2 | — | 4 | 11 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 33 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | SE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | — | — | SE 4 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 9 | 24 | — | 13 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | NNW 4 | SE 3 | NE 8 | — | ESE 8 | SE 5 | — | ENE 8 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SE 2 | WNW 2 | — | SE 8 | WNW 2 | — | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 8 | WSW 2 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 3 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 41 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 70 | 1 | — | 43 | 4 | — | 40 | 1 | — | 29 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 536 | 89 | 89 | 141 | 0 | 89 | 14 | 336 | 89 | 18 | 89 | 0 | 857 | 1440 | 1477 | 1238 | 468 | 470 | 1911 | 579 | 468 |
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