Surf Forecasts:
Bethune Beach surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, ESE swell with 65 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. 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 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 9th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bethune Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – this 16-day stretch for Bethune Beach is a real bummer. There’s nothing worth paddling out for. The forecast is a long, flat, and messy dead zone. Let’s run through it so you know what you’re missing (nothing).
The first sniff of surf shows up Thursday morning, July 9, but it’s tiny – 2 ft from the ESE with a weak 9-second period and combined energy of only 50. The wind’s a light cross-off, so it’s clean, but there’s no power behind it. By afternoon the wind cranks up to 16 mph cross-shore, making a chop of it. Score’s barely a whisper. That’s as good as it gets, which says it all.
Then the next several days are a parade of small, weak swells – mostly 1 ft to 2 ft from the ESE, periods between 4 and 9 seconds, energy never cracking 100. The wind’s all over the place: glassy mornings but cross or cross-on afternoons, and even the glassy moments only produce 1 ft junk. Saturday morning July 11 is glassy with 1 ft – but it’s still called “poor surf conditions.” Sunday morning July 12 has offshore wind – but again 1 ft. This pattern repeats until mid-July with no improvement.
Bethune Beach is an inconsistent sandbar break, exposed to swell but the optimum direction is ENE, and we’re getting mostly ESE – so it’s off-angle. The waves are too weak and short-period to shape up. Water temp is 84°, about average for July. No standout sessions, no hidden gem.
By the second week – from July 16 onward – the same story: tiny waves, messy winds. A few morning windows with clean conditions but still only 1–2 ft. That’s not surf, that’s a lake ripple.
Honestly, if you’ve got a kite, the afternoon cross-shore breezes might be more fun than a paddle board. For surfers, this is a blank run. But Bethune Beach is inconsistent by nature, so a flat spell like this isn’t unusual. Forecasts can change – don’t lose hope, but for now, leave the board at home.
– Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
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 kJ | 47 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 61 | 22 | 21 | 54 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 50 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 3:59PM1.39m | 4:06AM1.06m | 5:03PM1.48m | 5:14AM1.08m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM-0.00m | 10:27PM0.19m | 10:21AM-0.04m | 11:30PM0.14m | 11:20AM-0.09m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 12 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 23 | — | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | SE 4 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | — | SE 4 | N 4 | E 9 | ESE 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 25 | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | N 4 | NE 9 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | SE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 24 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 7 | — | 54 | — | — | 45 | — | — | 50 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 21 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 985 | 0 | 0 | 1156 | 89 | 127 | 2073 | 445 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 1234 | 732 | 89 | 89 | 1939 | 468 | 122 | 154 | 0 |
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