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Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bethany today?
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
276 | 276 | 367 | 368 | 431 | 535 | 628 | 601 | 586 | 613 | 455 | 404 | 356 | 257 | 214 | 171 | 171 | 138 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 82 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.24m | 2:28PM1.18m | 2:38AM1.18m | 3:24PM1.20m | 3:35AM1.12m | 4:19PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.06m | 8:37PM0.21m | 9:17AM0.07m | 9:43PM0.20m | 10:09AM0.08m | 10:41PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 613 | 455 | 404 | 356 | 257 | 214 | 171 | 171 | 138 | 109 | 109 | 40 | 107 | 82 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 44 | 54 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 40 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 276 | 276 | 367 | 368 | 431 | 535 | 628 | 601 | 586 | — | — | — | 35 | 28 | 38 | 42 | 100 | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 258 | 275 | 248 | 248 | 419 | 179 | 248 | 73 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 28 | 46 | 193 | 73 | 197 | 197 | 0 | 14 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
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