Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
23.7° C
0.2° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
23
23
24
24
13
14
4
1
110
58
49
59
53
56
43
33
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:13PM1.29m
7:40AM1.04m
7:53PM1.32m
8:20AM1.08m
8:30PM1.33m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.09m
1:36PM0.15m
2:21AM0.05m
2:20PM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
heavy rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
3
3
1
2
18
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
22
22
23
25
24
25
21
22
22
21
22
24
26
28
27
25
Feels °C
25
23
23
22
22
24
24
22
23
19
22
24
22
23
24
26
29
28
25
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