Surf Forecasts:
Bethune Beach surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period, ESE swell with 169 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s 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 Wednesday (Aug 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. 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 0.8m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5PM. 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 4s period and expected on Friday (Aug 21) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Bethune Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and disappointing for our stretch of coast. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf and tricky winds, and it’s going to take a while before we see anything worth getting excited about. I’m talking a gap of over a week where you’d be better off doing anything else but staring at the ocean.
The first real chance of a wave doesn’t show up until Thursday, August 27th. Before that, it's a whole lot of nothing. We’re talking ankle-biters in the 0.7ft to 2ft range, with weak energy readings mostly in the low double digits or thirties. The odd morning will be glassy, but the lack of swell will keep the surfboard in the car.
On the morning of Thursday, August 27th, we finally see a pulse of energy, still small at 1ft, but the period jumps to a very long 15 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell, and you can feel the difference. The energy reading hits 100, which is the first sign of life we’ve had. The wind is light and glassy, making it clean, but this is still only for the most optimistic of loggers. This is a standout for the sheer fact that it’s the only real swell in the whole run, but it’s far from perfect.
After that, Friday, August 28th morning shows a bump in size to 2ft with a 12-second period from the E, and the energy is pushing into the moderate zone at 103. With light cross-off winds, it might be surfable, but it’ll be very ordinary. The afternoon gets messy as the wind comes onshore.
The final morning of the run, Sunday, August 30th, has some clean 2ft waves, but it’s weak. The real highlight, if you can call it that, is the morning of the 28th. The swell is up a touch, the period is solid, and the wind is clean. It’s not going to be epic, but it’ll be the best of a pretty poor bunch. The long period is more of a friend to a point or reef, but at a sandbar like Bethune Beach, it might get a bit straight. Just don't expect much.
To be honest, this whole outlook looks more promising for a kite than a paddle. The water is a warm 85°, which is about average for this time of year.
Anyway, keep the faith. It's been flat before, and it'll get flat again. The longer it stays like this, the closer we are to the next real swell.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | SE 5 | E 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 11 |
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 kJ | 49 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 39 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 169 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | off | cross | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.03m | 1:57PM1.23m | 2:03AM0.96m | 2:55PM1.19m | 3:01AM0.91m | 3:57PM1.19m | 4:05AM0.89m | 4:55PM1.20m | 5:05AM0.91m | 5:47PM1.23m | 5:59AM0.94m | 6:32PM1.26m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.16m | 8:29PM0.33m | 8:21AM0.21m | 9:29PM0.36m | 9:16AM0.23m | 10:27PM0.35m | 10:11AM0.22m | 11:20PM0.31m | 11:03AM0.18m | 00:07AM0.25m | 11:51AM0.12m | 00:49AM0.17m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 14 | — | 1 | 8 |
Temp °C | 33 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 25 |
Feels °C | 36 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 4 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 49 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | WNW 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 5 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 4 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 11 | — | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 5 | — | SSW 3 | E 15 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 5 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 2 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | SE 3 | W 3 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 12 | SW 3 | — | ESE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 39 | — | — | 9 | 18 | — | 169 | 2 | — | 19 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 0 | 89 | 468 | 571 | 631 | 1745 | 982 | 1269 | 1911 | 683 | 627 | 89 | 122 | 336 | 624 | 89 | 165 | 586 |
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