Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NE by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
5
15
4
9
8
29
47
82
141
230
278
286
262
203
725
909
975
885
850
688
569
487
527
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
20
NE
50
NE
55
NE
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:47PM1.10m
3:02AM1.19m
3:49PM1.13m
4:05AM1.16m
4:49PM1.18m
5:05AM1.16m
Low Tide
8:46AM0.09m
8:58PM0.20m
9:50AM0.08m
10:06PM0.17m
10:44AM0.05m
11:04PM0.13m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:07
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7:45
7:45
7:45
7:46
2
7
1
3
7
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
12
11
7
6
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-2
-1
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
E
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
15
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
6
3
4
4
4
5
7
1
1
4
4
1
18
102
86
23
16
7
8
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
9
5
1
4
1
4
1
1
16
32
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
14
Energy kJ
3
3
2
3
1
1
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
15
3
9
8
29
47
82
141
230
278
286
262
203
725
909
975
885
850
688
569
487
527
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1151
327
1051
1043
327
327
327
503
327
1159
513
572
545
193
23
179
364
451
513
545
1051
277
277
1324
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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