Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.6° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Mon night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
9
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
3
6
6
5
4
5
3
3
1
1
1
3
0
49
33
25
19
30
32
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:22AM1.35m
10:34PM1.33m
11:11AM1.32m
11:22PM1.23m
11:59AM1.29m
Low Tide
4:13AM-0.13m
4:29PM-0.02m
4:53AM-0.07m
5:15PM0.05m
5:33AM0.01m
6:02PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
1
3
1
8
4
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
23
24
22
24
23
24
27
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
27
26
25
25
25
27
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
21
21
20
23
23
27
29
31
32
32
31
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