Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
24.2° C
0.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
25
25
19
3
14
3
3
42
36
2
2
2
2
2
2
54
42
33
6
6
6
10
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
S
20
S
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:07PM1.26m
1:32AM1.06m
2:03PM1.28m
2:35AM1.03m
3:05PM1.30m
Low Tide
6:35AM0.08m
7:38PM0.22m
7:32AM0.12m
8:55PM0.21m
8:45AM0.14m
10:07PM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
7
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
27
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
27
27
26
29
31
31
29
21
Feels °C
29
28
27
27
27
28
27
29
29
28
30
29
29
27
28
28
28
28
31
32
31
29
19
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