Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 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
11.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.1
NW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NW
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)666688447447556444778844
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222013106613151717211124352846128101011111318
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SW
10
NNW
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
S
15
SSW
30
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
5
W
20
SSW
25
SW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcrossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
1.50
8:56AM
1.27
9:10PM
1.51
9:45AM
1.24
9:59PM
1.49
10:41AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
-0.11
3:03AM
-0.15
3:04PM
-0.11
3:52AM
-0.15
3:51PM
-0.08
4:41AM
-0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:20-------6:18-------6:16--
Sunset7:37-------7:38-------7:39-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------11--------
Temp. °C222322191311101011111316171711710131212107910
Feels °C (?)21222116108668791315132-256964110
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