Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.2°C
1.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
6
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
27
26
25
24
23
23
11
22
22
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:42AM0.92m
5:07PM1.17m
5:39AM0.96m
6:00PM1.22m
6:29AM1.03m
6:45PM1.27m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.27m
11:39PM0.20m
11:38AM0.23m
00:24AM0.15m
12:25PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
25
27
28
27
26
23
22
22
23
24
24
25
25
23
22
21
22
25
26
26
25
Feels °C
23
22
25
27
26
26
26
21
20
22
22
23
22
23
25
21
20
20
20
25
25
25
24
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