Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 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
12.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
N
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
56
36
26
26
22
15
15
15
14
8
13
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
15
71
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
5
NE
15
S
20
WSW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:23PM0.94m
00:26AM1.12m
1:12PM0.94m
1:16AM1.10m
2:01PM0.97m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.18m
5:52PM0.30m
6:53AM0.22m
6:43PM0.34m
7:49AM0.23m
7:58PM0.35m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
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7:57
7:58
7:59
8:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
10
12
12
13
12
11
11
12
10
13
15
16
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
16
16
18
8
3
7
7
11
8
6
5
7
5
8
12
12
8
9
7
7
9
10
10
12
11
12
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
N
4
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
70
56
36
26
26
22
15
15
15
11
8
3
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
15
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.4
N
4
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
1
2
9
8
8
14
7
8
8
5
2
5
5
5
5
5
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
6
6
6
13
1
6
6
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
SW
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
5
14
7
1
1
3
11
7
17
22
24
34
60
71
95
126
104
82
156
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
48
53
82
229
219
201
152
147
147
35
147
147
140
209
177
545
545
1497
688
561
542
192
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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