Bethany Surf Break

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethany sea temperature is
22.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
NNW
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
16
21
16
21
14
14
14
14
18
35
14
14
12
14
14
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
ENE
20
SSE
25
E
20
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
5
W
15
S
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
NNE
15
ENE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:43PM1.23m
11:23AM1.06m
11:23PM1.19m
12:05PM1.10m
00:08AM1.16m
12:50PM1.14m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.19m
5:14AM0.05m
5:16PM0.21m
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
34
35
33
30
30
29
31
31
30
24
28
23
23
23
25
26
26
26
22
23
24
24
25
26
Feels °C
35
38
35
31
32
32
34
31
30
24
29
23
24
26
27
27
25
26
21
24
27
26
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
23
22
22
22
5
6
7
16
21
12
6
14
7
7
7
14
18
14
14
12
14
14
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
N
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
22
22
21
21
16
15
1
14
14
14
18
7
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
W
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
6
4
5
6
1
4
9
18
21
6
11
7
35
8
9
24
18
11
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1054
140
82
210
275
327
336
1465
181
14
0
321
1133
2120
2120
1460
1460
3034
135
2120
2120
1162
1054
1162
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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