Bethany Surf Break

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 1 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
22.4° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
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
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
22
21
21
32
32
31
31
31
30
9
12
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
16
16
20
15
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NE
15
SE
30
ESE
25
N
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
High Tide
10:03AM1.04m
10:06PM1.27m
10:43AM1.05m
10:43PM1.23m
11:23AM1.06m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.03m
4:01PM0.17m
4:40AM0.04m
4:38PM0.19m
5:14AM0.05m
5:16PM0.21m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
 mm
1
17
9
8
Temp °C
24
24
24
30
31
31
28
27
27
27
27
31
31
32
30
31
29
28
28
32
31
27
24
25
Feels °C
23
24
25
33
31
31
27
27
28
30
30
34
32
32
31
31
31
31
30
35
32
27
24
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
21
22
22
10
21
32
32
31
31
15
11
7
12
23
22
22
9
11
12
12
8
16
20
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
9
9
9
21
9
17
17
20
31
30
9
4
22
22
22
21
21
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
10
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
25
20
15
17
9
22
31
19
15
23
7
7
12
19
12
11
8
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)
419
210
70
152
1160
1160
1160
0
0
6
0
35
48
1178
147
147
14
275
73
364
1051
1051
1051
80
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
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