Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Bethany sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.5° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (11 Oct)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
2
1
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.9
ESE
7
2.2
SE
8
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
544
547
493
449
430
393
250
169
107
75
48
45
30
29
16
16
16
17
14
7
Wind (km/h)
45
ESE
45
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
WNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:37AM1.43m
8:54PM1.24m
9:17AM1.40m
9:34PM1.17m
9:56AM1.34m
10:17PM1.10m
Low Tide
2:57PM-0.03m
3:06AM-0.00m
3:39PM0.00m
3:43AM0.05m
4:19PM0.05m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
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7:05
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6:28
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6:27
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6:24
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 mm
2
3
2
4
3
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1
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Temp °C
19
19
21
21
21
21
19
18
15
16
19
20
20
19
18
18
20
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
14
13
21
21
20
21
18
20
9
12
16
19
20
19
18
18
21
21
20
18
17
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