Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.2° C
1.0° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 4PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
9
8
8
7
4
6
7
18
19
19
4
4
4
24
17
3
9
10
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:23PM1.38m
6:04AM1.12m
6:26PM1.44m
7:03AM1.21m
7:21PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.08m
00:09AM0.02m
12:06PM0.02m
1:04AM-0.05m
1:04PM-0.03m
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
31
31
31
29
28
27
26
28
30
31
30
30
27
25
24
26
27
29
30
28
Feels °C
32
35
33
32
29
31
30
29
30
29
31
30
28
28
25
27
27
29
32
31
29
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