Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 20 Mar 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
4.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)999888999999999888999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11311184755557434339393939252615141414151529302928
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
20
SW
20
W
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
1.28
9:32PM
1.39
10:00AM
1.23
10:17PM
1.39
10:51AM
1.17
11:07PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
-0.13
3:30PM
-0.15
4:06AM
-0.13
4:10PM
-0.12
4:52AM
-0.10
4:53PM
-0.07
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise-7:03-------7:01-------7:01------
Sunset----7:10-------7:12-------7:13---
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------415---------------
Temp. °C679101010101112121212141088910111517151819
Feels °C (?)123211548878106335671113101315
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