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Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 25 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bethany today?
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | |
132 | 107 | 104 | 82 | 82 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 42 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:35AM1.12m | 4:19PM1.23m | 4:31AM1.08m | 5:11PM1.26m | 5:26AM1.06m | 5:59PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.08m | 10:41PM0.17m | 10:56AM0.08m | 11:32PM0.14m | 11:39AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
— | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | 132 | 107 | 104 | 82 | 82 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 47 | 6 | 24 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 197 | 197 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 82 | 0 |
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