Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 May 2026 EDT
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Bethany surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bethany sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
65
50
42
64
65
65
43
41
40
23
39
18
75
64
123
73
71
69
21
15
34
25
20
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
NE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
0
W
15
SE
20
SSE
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:15PM1.51m
7:47AM1.24m
8:03PM1.56m
8:39AM1.25m
8:53PM1.57m
9:33AM1.23m
Low Tide
1:54AM-0.10m
1:51PM-0.07m
2:47AM-0.15m
2:43PM-0.08m
3:39AM-0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:06
8:07
Temp °C
17
19
18
17
16
16
20
22
22
18
19
19
19
19
22
24
23
23
22
22
22
20
23
25
12
17
14
14
13
13
16
16
16
12
15
16
15
17
22
26
22
22
22
21
22
23
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
8
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
84
65
50
42
64
65
65
43
41
40
23
22
84
75
64
55
6
6
5
21
15
34
25
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
51
38
26
24
17
27
28
27
25
25
12
25
18
14
12
12
4
4
1
1
14
14
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
46
47
16
16
7
39
14
6
4
4
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
SW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
2
9
28
52
97
102
67
88
123
73
71
69
22
37
31
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)
14
0
0
0
0
0
28
197
419
419
1153
0
17
6
0
0
28
0
0
73
8
0
364
356
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
1
4
3
3
4
2
2
9
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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