Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
279
234
230
186
186
186
190
190
151
151
194
161
158
122
113
111
156
156
159
121
118
117
85
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:31PM1.31m
6:47AM1.17m
7:13PM1.36m
7:30AM1.16m
7:52PM1.38m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.02m
00:44AM0.05m
12:57PM0.02m
1:29AM0.02m
1:37PM0.03m
2:12AM0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
12
12
15
16
14
12
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
7
9
10
9
5
5
8
8
8
6
4
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
284
279
234
230
186
186
186
190
190
151
151
194
161
158
122
113
111
156
156
159
121
118
117
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
19
13
7
5
5
7
6
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
NW
2
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
4
Energy kJ
4
12
11
18
19
21
2
10
9
9
9
5
5
8
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
179
543
543
0
144
0
0
0
430
437
392
469
197
197
24
62
72
69
80
14
14
48
24
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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