Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is

16.2°C

Bethany surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bethany today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2							Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	13	13	13	13	12	6	8	8	8	7	16	16	15	14	7	15	20	30	28	27	26	71	91	104	107	132
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:17AM1.09m				1:32PM1.22m				2:19AM1.12m				2:34PM1.19m				3:19AM1.18m				3:34PM1.18m					4:16AM1.25m
Low Tide			7:22AM0.18m				8:19PM0.07m				8:34AM0.16m				9:16PM0.03m				9:36AM0.11m					10:06PM-0.00m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—
	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:57	—	—	—	—	4:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20
Feels °C	12	12	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	17	17	16	15	16	16	17	18	17	18	17	17	17	18	18	18	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SE 8	E 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	E 9	E 9	—	SE 9	SE 9
kJ	13	13	13	13	12	6	6	6	8	5	16	16	15	14	7	6	20	5	28	27	26	2	13	—	107	132
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 4	E 5	—	E 10	E 10	ESE 7	E 9	SE 5	—	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 11	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 10	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	2	2	1	2	—	8	8	5	7	1	—	3	3	3	3	5	2	2	15	2	1	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 7	E 13	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 5	E 5	—	E 8	—	E 7	—	—	E 12	—	E 10	—	E 11	—	E 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	4	3	3	2	1	2	—	1	—	1	—	—	3	—	2	—	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	—	—	—	SSE 4	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SE 8	—	SE 8	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	2	2	3	15	—	30	2	4	5	71	91	104	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2120	685	503	685	451	451	451	451	451	451	462	452	685	452	451	451	197	197	685	685	451	197	248	193	192	193
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