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Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA
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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bethany today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 3s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 12PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
3 | 13 | 51 | 26 | 16 | 96 | 134 | 61 | 188 | 173 | 218 | 222 | 170 | 167 | 131 | 102 | 94 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.07m | 8:01PM1.35m | 8:26AM1.06m | 8:38PM1.34m | 9:06AM1.05m | 9:15PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.12m | 2:30AM0.04m | 2:24PM0.14m | 3:11AM0.04m | 3:04PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | 8:17 | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
14 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NNW 4 | S 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 |
9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 188 | 173 | 218 | 222 | 170 | 167 | 131 | 102 | 94 | 64 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
2 | 13 | 51 | 26 | 16 | 96 | 134 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 544 | 513 | 844 | 1133 | 1133 | 417 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 545 | 438 | 219 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 248 | 275 | 286 | 309 |
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