Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 2026 EDT
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Bethany surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bethany sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bethany today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1
ENE
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
329
144
166
218
170
163
136
136
98
71
68
44
42
41
82
90
35
102
167
218
261
227
204
142
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SW
25
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:26AM1.06m
8:38PM1.34m
9:06AM1.05m
9:15PM1.31m
9:46AM1.02m
9:52PM1.27m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.04m
2:24PM0.14m
3:11AM0.04m
3:04PM0.16m
3:50AM0.05m
3:42PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:17
8:17
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
17
17
17
20
17
17
17
17
18
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
9
11
10
15
15
14
16
12
13
16
17
18
13
11
11
10
10
8
6
6
7
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
153
144
166
218
170
163
136
136
98
71
68
44
42
7
4
4
5
6
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
10
11
8
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1
ENE
4
1.4
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
329
1
4
6
11
17
25
41
82
90
35
102
167
218
261
227
204
142
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
46
0
0
0
17
249
23
0
69
0
0
10
206
286
364
503
417
462
544
276
685
1348
545
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
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