Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.7° C
1.5° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
NE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
3
12
7
11
27
0
0
3
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
25
S
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34AM1.36m
9:47PM1.41m
10:22AM1.35m
10:34PM1.33m
11:11AM1.32m
Low Tide
3:31AM-0.16m
3:42PM-0.06m
4:13AM-0.13m
4:29PM-0.02m
4:53AM-0.07m
5:15PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:53
7:52
 mm
2
2
4
4
1
3
1
3
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
24
25
25
24
25
25
25
24
22
22
23
25
Feels °C
30
29
31
31
26
29
29
28
25
24
24
24
26
26
23
26
26
25
23
20
19
20
26
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