Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
24.1° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
614
509
207
232
257
183
111
105
69
49
53
59
45
38
37
37
46
42
35
12
3
3
2
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
N
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM1.21m
11:43PM1.16m
12:16PM1.23m
00:35AM1.11m
1:07PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:16AM0.02m
5:41PM0.16m
5:51AM0.04m
6:31PM0.20m
6:35AM0.08m
7:38PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:06
 mm
5
2
2
5
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
26
27
26
26
27
26
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
24
24
25
27
28
28
29
30
28
22
21
22
22
22
24
24
27
27
27
26
29
29
29
28
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