Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
24.1° C
0.1° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
36
19
2
2
2
2
2
52
40
30
2
6
6
10
15
43
25
32
32
22
20
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
NNW
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
S
30
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:03PM1.28m
2:35AM1.03m
3:05PM1.30m
3:45AM1.02m
4:14PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.12m
8:55PM0.21m
8:45AM0.14m
10:07PM0.17m
9:58AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
5
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
29
30
30
28
27
28
27
26
30
32
30
27
22
24
24
24
27
31
33
29
21
Feels °C
29
27
30
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
32
32
28
26
21
25
26
26
28
32
34
29
18
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