Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
22.2°C
1.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 1AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
13
3.5
ENE
13
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
11
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
1.6
N
5
1.4
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5343
2687
3303
3564
3148
2165
1805
1513
1227
1023
1012
724
467
320
209
90
65
135
117
Wind (km/h)
40
N
45
N
60
NNE
55
N
55
N
55
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:31PM1.31m
7:52AM1.33m
8:09PM1.32m
8:28AM1.39m
8:49PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:47AM-0.02m
2:13PM0.02m
2:26AM-0.05m
2:58PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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6:52
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6:51
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 mm
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1
4
3
3
1
2
7
2
5
4
5
4
3
5
2
1
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Temp °C
20
20
16
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
5
3
5
4
4
4
7
7
7
9
10
7
8
7
7
9
10
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