Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
24.7° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
27
37
35
24
23
16
1
1
55
9
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
17
17
17
20
14
4
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:45AM1.02m
4:14PM1.33m
4:57AM1.05m
5:23PM1.38m
6:04AM1.12m
6:26PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.12m
11:11PM0.09m
11:04AM0.08m
00:09AM0.02m
12:06PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
30
32
32
28
26
24
24
24
28
30
32
32
29
29
27
25
28
31
33
28
25
Feels °C
28
28
26
31
31
32
28
24
25
27
26
31
33
33
33
30
31
30
28
31
32
32
27
26
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