Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.3° C
1.6° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 136mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
7
3
3
3
3
186
209
0
0
207
0
0
147
116
113
100
82
60
60
61
51
39
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
NW
15
WNW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
15
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NE
15
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:14PM1.22m
2:25AM1.01m
3:03PM1.19m
3:18AM0.95m
3:54PM1.18m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.13m
8:35PM0.25m
8:41AM0.19m
9:36PM0.26m
9:36AM0.22m
10:32PM0.24m
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heavy rain
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mod rain
cloud
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light rain
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
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8:20
8:19
8:17
 mm
2
1
4
13
27
74
6
1
1
2
1
4
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
28
24
21
21
21
23
25
27
26
26
26
23
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
27
26
26
25
28
23
22
19
17
21
24
27
26
28
28
21
17
18
19
21
22
22
22
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