Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
19.5°C
2.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 10PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
11
2.2
E
11
3
E
12
3
ESE
12
3.5
E
12
3
E
12
3.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
502
499
489
574
954
1230
2184
2233
3068
2744
2686
1910
1066
1071
1031
951
951
1103
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
40
NE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:32AM0.91m
2:47PM1.08m
3:27AM0.94m
3:41PM1.09m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.29m
8:33AM0.37m
9:29PM0.26m
9:41AM0.33m
10:20PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
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6:17
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
7
9
7
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