Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.6° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 9PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.1
SE
8
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
3
0
52
47
31
39
43
46
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:22AM1.35m
10:34PM1.33m
11:11AM1.32m
11:22PM1.23m
11:59AM1.29m
Low Tide
4:29PM-0.02m
4:53AM-0.07m
5:15PM0.05m
5:33AM0.01m
6:02PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
1
3
4
1
3
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
25
24
23
24
27
29
30
28
27
Feels °C
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
23
21
22
23
22
24
26
30
31
33
31
29
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