Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
21.5°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 8AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
13
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3368
2953
2736
1805
1365
1206
927
821
634
469
265
173
123
65
41
28
41
40
25
25
24
24
24
25
Wind (km/h)
55
N
55
N
50
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM1.33m
8:09PM1.32m
8:28AM1.39m
8:49PM1.30m
9:06AM1.42m
9:31PM1.26m
Low Tide
1:47AM-0.02m
2:13PM0.02m
2:26AM-0.05m
2:58PM-0.01m
3:05AM-0.05m
3:42PM-0.02m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:52
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6:51
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6:50
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6:47
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 mm
4
2
2
1
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2
2
1
2
3
1
1
2
3
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Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
3
4
5
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
14
15
15
15
16
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