Bethany Surf Break

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
21.8° 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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
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)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
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
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
19
34
34
47
5
4
4
4
4
8
50
54
62
88
66
48
43
27
37
37
26
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
20
S
30
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM1.24m
10:29PM1.48m
11:16AM1.23m
11:26PM1.40m
12:13PM1.23m
00:22AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:16PM-0.04m
5:06AM-0.14m
5:09PM0.02m
5:56AM-0.09m
6:04PM0.09m
6:47AM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
8:27
8:27
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
21
21
22
22
23
27
31
32
31
29
23
22
20
17
22
26
26
24
21
19
19
Feels °C
21
18
20
19
19
20
22
21
24
28
29
29
27
23
22
19
18
22
27
26
21
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
14
0.1
E
14
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
18
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
50
54
62
88
66
48
43
27
37
37
26
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
1
7
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.9
S
7
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
19
34
34
47
33
51
59
62
60
62
6
10
6
1
1
83
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
327
1497
1497
1162
1051
1051
1051
1086
3026
3057
17
73
57
6
6
6
0
0
21
0
6
15
82
152
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
4
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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