Bethany Surf Break

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
21.8° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 2AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
33
5
4
7
6
4
8
47
44
61
72
76
64
43
26
26
18
18
18
18
18
11
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
W
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:29PM1.48m
11:16AM1.23m
11:26PM1.40m
12:13PM1.23m
00:22AM1.31m
1:08PM1.23m
Low Tide
4:16PM-0.04m
5:06AM-0.14m
5:09PM0.02m
5:56AM-0.09m
6:04PM0.09m
6:47AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:27
8:27
 mm
2
3
4
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
22
23
27
31
33
30
26
25
19
18
17
18
22
24
23
21
19
19
23
25
Feels °C
21
21
20
19
21
21
25
28
32
30
24
24
18
18
17
19
22
23
20
18
16
16
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
7
4
4
4
47
44
61
72
76
64
43
26
26
18
18
18
18
18
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
N
4
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
1
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
3
1
6
1
1
8
2
1
8
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
26
26
33
22
26
35
36
48
62
6
4
9
1
2
3
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1119
1332
539
503
1051
1001
872
3035
73
0
28
6
48
8
8
0
35
80
35
35
168
168
168
152
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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