Bethany Surf Break

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
21.6° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 11PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)--
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.1
SE
14
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
10
19
14
18
18
32
40
49
5
5
4
4
8
4
8
53
48
56
8
71
51
35
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:33PM1.53m
10:17AM1.24m
10:29PM1.48m
11:16AM1.23m
11:26PM1.40m
12:13PM1.23m
Low Tide
3:22PM-0.06m
4:16AM-0.16m
4:16PM-0.04m
5:06AM-0.14m
5:09PM0.02m
5:56AM-0.09m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
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
8:25
8:27
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
19
20
20
21
22
22
21
22
24
24
27
31
32
32
26
24
21
20
23
25
Feels °C
17
18
18
19
18
20
19
19
20
20
18
20
23
22
24
28
29
30
25
25
21
18
21
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
1
S
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
10
2
14
18
18
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
1
4
53
48
56
115
71
51
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
1
2
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
4
8
8
2
1
8
8
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
6
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
8
8
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
3
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
20
19
1
19
3
32
40
49
35
85
72
71
72
78
83
7
4
10
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
327
327
356
356
327
1043
327
508
1497
1497
1134
1054
1051
2133
1133
1086
35
6
6
0
6
14
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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