Bethany Surf Break

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethany sea temperature is
23.2° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
15
14
14
3
14
14
14
14
7
47
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
19
17
18
18
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
10
W
20
NNE
15
ESE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:23PM1.19m
12:05PM1.10m
00:08AM1.16m
12:50PM1.14m
00:58AM1.12m
1:37PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:16PM0.21m
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
6:52PM0.25m
7:09AM0.09m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
12
11
7
2
3
3
4
Temp °C
32
31
25
25
24
24
24
25
27
25
24
22
24
25
27
26
27
25
25
24
23
23
24
22
Feels °C
33
31
24
26
25
27
27
28
27
25
27
22
27
28
29
27
29
28
27
27
26
27
28
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.2
N
3
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Energy kJ
16
16
15
15
11
1
14
14
14
14
7
47
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
19
14
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
4
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
14
14
3
1
1
2
2
7
1
1
5
11
17
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
Energy kJ
6
9
21
1
1
21
19
12
14
31
49
29
20
18
17
24
24
42
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1178
2120
48
35
1133
1133
35
3035
1344
3101
6
73
1497
688
688
1175
1344
289
8
6
15
0
6
73
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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