Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 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
12.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
67
83
75
91
79
77
79
43
60
48
47
37
38
42
20
15
19
35
24
21
21
21
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
SW
10
S
15
WSW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:01PM0.97m
2:08AM1.09m
2:53PM1.02m
3:04AM1.09m
3:47PM1.10m
4:04AM1.11m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.35m
8:49AM0.21m
9:14PM0.31m
9:44AM0.16m
10:18PM0.24m
10:34AM0.10m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:00
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
18
19
17
17
21
21
22
20
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
10
11
11
15
17
16
16
15
16
20
18
18
18
12
10
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
8
4
3
5
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
15
15
67
83
75
91
79
77
79
43
60
48
47
37
38
42
20
15
19
35
24
21
21
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
5
5
15
14
14
14
14
12
7
6
6
12
13
13
14
7
4
3
12
12
12
12
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
6
6
5
3
3
3
3
5
3
5
5
6
6
6
14
14
6
12
12
4
4
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
NW
2
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
39
51
6
12
1
1
1
9
11
1
11
17
11
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
192
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
73
0
23
47
46
48
219
336
28
28
0
252
147
252
48
219
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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