Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 May 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
1
NE
5
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
79
94
56
62
48
47
28
50
43
43
24
23
19
29
29
21
22
31
30
29
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
W
15
N
15
NNE
25
N
30
NE
25
NE
10
NNE
0
NNW
5
ESE
10
SW
20
WNW
25
NNW
30
N
20
N
10
NE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:53PM1.02m
3:04AM1.09m
3:47PM1.10m
4:04AM1.11m
4:42PM1.20m
5:05AM1.14m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.21m
9:14PM0.31m
9:44AM0.16m
10:18PM0.24m
10:34AM0.10m
11:14PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
1
3
Temp °C
20
20
22
21
16
15
13
11
11
10
9
10
10
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
20
17
18
19
15
13
8
5
6
7
8
9
7
7
5
3
5
8
7
6
7
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
79
79
7
56
62
48
47
28
50
43
30
23
14
19
29
29
21
22
31
30
29
18
18
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
N
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
14
12
3
6
6
6
13
14
14
13
43
24
23
8
12
12
12
2
11
12
11
11
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
15
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
3
5
5
5
5
13
6
13
14
5
13
13
13
12
4
6
11
1
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.6
S
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.8
NE
4
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.3
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
94
9
1
1
1
15
41
32
1
5
11
3
1
3
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
73
392
6
6
46
255
258
249
48
0
0
0
35
252
201
48
219
556
595
556
573
202
202
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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