Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
24.1° C
1.0° 

Bethany surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bethany today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
53
51
58
69
88
77
77
72
75
38
37
29
22
17
10
11
9
18
18
10
26
30
11
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:37PM1.48m
7:16AM1.18m
7:33PM1.53m
8:11AM1.23m
8:26PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:16PM-0.00m
1:20AM-0.07m
1:15PM-0.04m
2:15AM-0.13m
2:13PM-0.07m
3:07AM-0.17m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
23
25
26
26
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
22
21
22
21
22
22
23
23
22
22
23
20
23
24
23
24
21
22
22
22
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