Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
23.5° C
0.5° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 7PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
26
11
10
6
6
2
3
2
2
1
183
220
310
344
277
245
270
259
234
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:10AM1.15m
10:16PM1.26m
10:48AM1.18m
10:57PM1.21m
11:30AM1.21m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.12m
4:43AM-0.00m
4:58PM0.14m
5:16AM0.02m
5:41PM0.16m
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
4
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
Temp °C
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
Feels °C
27
26
27
26
24
26
25
24
25
26
26
26
23
23
24
23
24
24
24
23
25
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