Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.0°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
22
18
16
25
23
27
31
39
36
40
40
46
45
93
93
46
39
32
27
27
27
26
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
SE
10
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:12AM1.09m
7:25PM1.31m
7:50AM1.16m
8:02PM1.34m
8:26AM1.21m
8:38PM1.34m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.09m
1:11PM0.14m
1:47AM0.04m
1:55PM0.10m
2:26AM-0.00m
2:38PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
21
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
24
25
25
25
23
23
22
24
25
24
25
26
Feels °C
23
22
22
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
23
25
26
27
25
25
24
27
27
26
27
28
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