Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 10AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (11 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
28
50
43
43
24
23
22
12
12
12
13
21
28
28
17
17
17
10
10
10
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
E
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
40
S
25
SSW
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:04AM1.09m
3:47PM1.10m
4:04AM1.11m
4:42PM1.20m
5:05AM1.14m
5:36PM1.32m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.16m
10:18PM0.24m
10:34AM0.10m
11:14PM0.15m
11:22AM0.04m
00:08AM0.05m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
1
1
3
4
4
1
Temp °C
16
12
11
11
9
10
10
11
11
10
12
13
14
12
12
12
13
14
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
7
5
7
7
9
8
6
7
5
7
8
9
6
6
5
7
8
10
9
9
10
9
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
47
28
50
43
43
24
16
9
10
12
10
9
8
28
28
17
17
17
9
9
9
4
4
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
13
14
14
13
13
24
23
22
12
11
12
13
21
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
6
14
14
4
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
4
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.6
NNE
3
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
1
9
36
36
28
3
10
4
2
1
3
5
13
21
28
80
104
141
162
132
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
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
46
258
249
210
21
0
0
14
26
210
48
48
21
545
595
573
210
573
597
1332
1153
1332
206
419
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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