Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is

16.0°C

Bethany surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bethany today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	132	49	47	46	46	47	148	138	132	78	68	91	98	126	144	134	134	131	88	84	71	71	71	70
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	NE	NE	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:31PM1.17m				5:06AM1.31m				5:22PM1.18m				5:51AM1.36m				6:07PM1.17m				6:32AM1.39m
Low Tide		10:30AM0.06m				10:51PM-0.02m				11:20AM0.02m				11:34PM-0.03m				12:07PM-0.01m				00:15AM-0.02m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	7	16	16	17	12	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	19	18	16	16	17	16	15	12	11	13	13	11	9	10	10	10
Feels °C	19	18	19	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	15	15	15	14	12	6	3	5	5	3	2	3	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	49	47	46	46	47	148	138	132	78	68	91	98	126	144	134	134	131	88	84	71	71	71	70
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 13	—	E 12	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 5	S 5	S 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	E 9	N 4	S 6	S 5	S 5	E 8
kJ	—	—	3	—	3	—	—	2	2	2	19	13	8	2	2	2	—	—	2	1	2	1	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	S 6	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5	E 9	E 8	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSW 5	S 5	S 5	SSW 5	—	—	NNW 2	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4
kJ	132	24	31	43	81	77	33	25	31	31	—	—	1	—	1	3	11	15	11	7	11	12	16	12
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	193	193	1095	2120	1473	2120	2120	606	206	0	212	0	14	28	6	14	48	69	80	144	167	308	338	308
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware										Bethany		Naval Jetties	Naval Jetties	Naval Jetties	Indian River (Northside)
Rating (10 max)										1		1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	3	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4

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