- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bethany surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bethany sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bethany today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
7 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 105 | 199 | 138 | 141 | 183 | 227 | 227 | 170 | 167 | 131 | 102 | 92 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:46AM1.07m | 8:01PM1.35m | 8:26AM1.06m | 8:38PM1.34m | 9:06AM1.05m | 9:15PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48AM0.06m | 1:43PM0.12m | 2:30AM0.04m | 2:24PM0.14m | 3:11AM0.04m | 3:04PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | |  | | |
 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 141 | 183 | 227 | 227 | 170 | 167 | 131 | 102 | 92 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 24 | 16 | 105 | 199 | 138 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 14 | — | — | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 544 | 539 | 844 | 844 | 503 | 1057 | 252 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 86 | 545 | 0 | 144 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 73 | 276 | 327 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Bethany surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest