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Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
5.0° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.9
NNW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)8488888888910101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)342622211618181818183236383838383535394039393939
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
SE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19AM
1.24
8:45PM
1.04
8:56AM
1.22
9:24PM
1.06
9:36AM
1.18
10:06PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
-0.02
2:52PM
-0.11
2:55AM
-0.02
3:27PM
-0.12
3:34AM
-0.01
4:01PM
-0.11
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset----5:07-------5:08-------5:09---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-3-6-6-3-3-3-4-4-5-4023455645910996
Feels °C (?)-12-15-15-13-13-10-10-9-10-9-8-7-7-6-3-3-2-2046552
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