Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
19.2°C
2.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
11
2.4
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
11
3
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1024
1679
2259
2648
2243
2235
2073
972
943
855
817
833
1018
1153
1351
1410
1576
1689
1599
1456
2476
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47PM1.08m
3:27AM0.94m
3:41PM1.09m
4:21AM1.01m
4:36PM1.12m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.37m
9:29PM0.26m
9:41AM0.33m
10:20PM0.20m
10:37AM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
16
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
8
8
10
9
8
5
5
3
3
4
4
5
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