Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Oct 2025 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). 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 (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)679999991010101110101010101010610101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343129171616171788810181888888128888
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
15
WSW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45PM
1.20
8:09AM
1.34
8:23PM
1.17
8:43AM
1.34
8:59PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
0.04
1:56AM
0.02
2:25PM
0.03
2:32AM
0.05
3:05PM
0.04
3:07AM
0.08
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16
Sunset--6:15-------6:14-------6:13-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151718171515131316181818181715141718181613121111
Feels °C (?)7811121011991111121312131210111111118766
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Delaware

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Bethany (fresh winds from the WNW at BUOY-OCIM2 22 km from Bethany). 0.7m 7s swell from the SSE with a 0.4m 10s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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22 km away, 1 h 13 min ago

33 km/h
WNW
0.0
17.6
Air / Water (°C)
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