Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethany sea temperature is
24.7° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.5
NW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
33
23
16
15
1
55
9
6
8
10
5
5
5
7
15
28
21
28
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
5
NW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
SE
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
4:14PM1.33m
4:57AM1.05m
5:23PM1.38m
6:04AM1.12m
6:26PM1.44m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.12m
11:11PM0.09m
11:04AM0.08m
00:09AM0.02m
12:06PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
2
Temp °C
29
32
32
29
27
25
24
24
28
31
31
31
28
29
27
26
30
32
32
31
29
Feels °C
29
32
31
29
29
27
25
26
31
33
31
32
29
32
30
29
33
34
33
34
30
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