Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
24.5°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
35
36
45
46
45
53
93
91
86
28
27
27
39
26
26
25
26
17
29
22
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:50AM1.16m
8:02PM1.34m
8:26AM1.21m
8:38PM1.34m
9:01AM1.26m
9:14PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:55PM0.10m
2:26AM-0.00m
2:38PM0.07m
3:03AM-0.03m
3:20PM0.05m
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
24
26
27
27
26
26
25
24
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
26
27
26
25
26
26
27
28
28
27
29
29
27
27
28
27
25
22
21
21
22
23
24
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