Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
23.6°C
2.2° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
1
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
0.4
SE
12
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
13
39
64
46
53
73
145
171
246
159
134
138
120
97
76
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:11AM0.91m
2:34PM1.10m
3:07AM0.91m
3:31PM1.11m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.32m
8:05AM0.36m
9:17PM0.32m
9:17AM0.36m
10:14PM0.28m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
24
24
22
19
18
18
18
19
20
19
18
20
21
20
21
22
22
23
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