Bethany Surf Break

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
22.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
5 AM
8 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
23
22
22
22
17
21
21
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
7
19
8
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
SSE
30
S
45
WNW
20
E
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
N
20
ENE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:43AM1.05m
10:43PM1.23m
11:23AM1.06m
11:23PM1.19m
12:05PM1.10m
00:08AM1.16m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.19m
5:14AM0.05m
5:16PM0.21m
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
6:24AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
2
1
1
4
Temp °C
32
32
34
35
31
31
29
27
30
31
32
23
23
22
23
23
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
35
34
35
37
33
33
30
29
34
32
30
18
23
24
25
26
28
26
27
25
25
24
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
6
3
23
8
22
9
10
7
7
4
16
7
3
14
4
4
4
14
14
14
14
7
19
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
9
9
22
22
22
17
21
21
16
16
15
4
14
14
14
1
1
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
NW
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
8
8
2
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
W
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
6
6
15
9
18
10
6
2
4
7
9
4
16
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
202
1332
1178
147
105
14
73
275
336
2218
181
1051
111
201
260
1133
2120
1491
2218
3033
140
1122
898
688
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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