Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
10.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
7
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
20
22
26
26
26
26
24
12
11
9
5
4
9
4
4
4
4
14
32
51
55
48
134
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
High Tide
00:57AM1.29m
1:45PM1.09m
2:00AM1.23m
2:47PM1.10m
3:02AM1.19m
3:49PM1.13m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.07m
7:42PM0.18m
8:46AM0.09m
8:58PM0.20m
9:50AM0.08m
10:06PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:13
6:11
6:11
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7:44
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
16
13
12
13
15
18
20
19
16
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
10
10
14
13
10
11
13
15
18
18
12
9
8
7
7
5
7
8
8
6
7
8
8
7
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
17
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
15
20
22
21
15
26
26
24
12
11
9
5
3
9
4
4
4
4
1
1
6
55
48
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
E
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
5
5
14
26
26
12
11
5
5
3
3
3
4
5
1
1
1
1
7
6
5
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
16
Energy kJ
2
7
1
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.6
NNE
3
1.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
3
1
3
6
6
12
14
32
51
6
134
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
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
15
73
28
48
48
82
35
202
275
275
327
327
327
1043
327
1043
1043
503
1101
1101
513
469
202
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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