Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 EST
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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
5.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 1PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
E
1.2
S
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.9
SSE
0.4
SE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)117788889888888109107101010788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2624058441817191818111177151320101020792459
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
30
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
1.12
5:26PM
0.88
5:46AM
1.16
6:12PM
0.92
6:28AM
1.20
6:53PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25AM
0.06
11:21PM
0.08
12:11PM
0.01
12:07AM
0.05
12:55PM
-0.03
12:52AM
0.02
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:15-----
Sunset----5:01-------5:02-------5:04---
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C71001-1-3-3-4-5-301344456810986
Feels °C (?)2-8-11-10-8-10-14-14-15-15-12-8-8-6-5-5-5-3-3-22441
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