Bethany Surf Break

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Issued: 7 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
21.8° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (17 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
18
26
44
42
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
53
50
72
81
67
46
36
26
35
35
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:17AM1.24m
10:29PM1.48m
11:16AM1.23m
11:26PM1.40m
12:13PM1.23m
00:22AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:16AM-0.16m
4:16PM-0.04m
5:06AM-0.14m
5:09PM0.02m
5:56AM-0.09m
6:04PM0.09m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
22
21
21
22
22
23
26
31
31
31
27
24
21
20
21
25
27
26
24
22
Feels °C
20
20
20
18
19
18
18
19
21
21
23
28
29
30
28
24
20
20
19
23
23
23
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
14
13
18
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
66
53
50
72
81
67
46
36
26
35
35
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
14
0.2
N
3
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
8
2
2
1
8
1
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
8
8
8
1
7
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.9
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
26
44
42
24
47
53
51
57
65
143
4
6
2
1
1
79
91
59
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
327
451
327
508
1332
2763
1162
1043
419
1051
1162
3033
198
6
0
0
0
0
0
6
14
6
0
35
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
7
4
4
7
4
4
5
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