Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.1° C
1.3° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 7AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
56
65
62
31
32
31
42
20
19
19
27
19
18
24
25
31
35
39
25
32
36
43
39
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:18AM0.95m
3:54PM1.18m
4:15AM0.92m
4:48PM1.19m
5:14AM0.93m
5:41PM1.21m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.22m
10:32PM0.24m
10:27AM0.23m
11:22PM0.21m
11:16AM0.22m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
21
21
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
21
16
17
17
20
21
22
22
22
21
18
20
20
21
22
22
23
22
19
20
20
21
21
22
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