Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.3° C
1.6° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 105mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.6
ESE
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
15
3
3
3
3
128
186
0
202
0
0
122
125
125
125
105
84
64
69
65
51
36
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
S
35
WSW
30
SW
15
SSW
30
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
N
10
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:35AM1.09m
2:14PM1.22m
2:25AM1.01m
3:03PM1.19m
3:18AM0.95m
3:54PM1.18m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.13m
8:35PM0.25m
8:41AM0.19m
9:36PM0.26m
9:36AM0.22m
10:32PM0.24m
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:17
 mm
4
4
18
4
59
13
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
27
29
28
24
23
19
21
24
26
28
28
28
26
24
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
27
26
27
28
27
22
22
19
19
23
25
27
28
30
26
25
16
18
18
20
21
21
21
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