Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
24.1° C
0.1° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1.3
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.1
E
12
0.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
277
232
162
308
136
129
105
83
72
74
55
38
37
44
36
46
42
18
26
44
3
7
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
NNE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NW
5
SSW
10
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM1.21m
11:43PM1.16m
12:16PM1.23m
00:35AM1.11m
1:07PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.02m
5:41PM0.16m
5:51AM0.04m
6:31PM0.20m
6:35AM0.08m
7:38PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
26
27
27
27
26
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
25
27
27
26
Feels °C
24
25
24
28
30
31
31
28
21
21
22
22
23
25
25
27
27
28
26
30
30
28
26
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