Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
2
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
8
2.3
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
12
12
7
7
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
45
14
19
32
59
134
342
653
713
562
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
S
5
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
45
SE
40
ESE
40
SSE
25
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:15AM1.39m
7:30PM1.32m
7:57AM1.43m
8:13PM1.29m
8:37AM1.43m
8:54PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:27PM-0.03m
1:47AM-0.07m
2:13PM-0.04m
2:27AM-0.05m
2:57PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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7:03
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6:30
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6:28
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10
21
10
4
2
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
18
20
20
21
Feels °C
18
17
18
20
21
21
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
13
11
13
16
19
23
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