Bethany Surf Break

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
21.6° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
14
20
19
24
10
10
10
35
36
43
51
5
5
4
4
4
4
66
57
51
66
105
85
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
15
NW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:20AM1.24m
9:33PM1.53m
10:17AM1.24m
10:29PM1.48m
11:16AM1.23m
11:26PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:22PM-0.06m
4:16AM-0.16m
4:16PM-0.04m
5:06AM-0.14m
5:09PM0.02m
5:56AM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
23
23
22
23
23
24
27
31
32
32
29
26
23
21
Feels °C
17
16
17
18
18
20
20
21
22
20
21
21
20
21
22
22
25
28
30
30
27
26
22
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
10
1
1
1
2
10
5
4
35
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
66
57
51
66
105
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
2
10
10
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
1
1
6
1
1
1
1
6
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
8
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
2
14
20
19
24
4
36
43
51
26
47
39
40
50
78
11
13
10
14
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
321
1080
1101
309
327
327
275
561
0
503
210
1147
1044
1043
1043
1133
1001
622
73
28
25
6
0
6
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)
3
2
3
1
4
4
4
3
4
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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