Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.3° C
1.7° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.1
E
12
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.1
E
12
1.2
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
43
35
36
26
26
18
15
9
9
18
18
15
17
29
3
30
26
26
22
7
3
113
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
35
S
35
S
45
W
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:37PM1.26m
00:45AM1.18m
1:26PM1.24m
1:35AM1.09m
2:14PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:12AM-0.03m
6:34PM0.14m
6:58AM0.05m
7:32PM0.21m
7:48AM0.13m
8:35PM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
2
5
2
8
Temp °C
25
24
25
25
27
26
26
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
27
25
25
Feels °C
27
25
24
24
26
24
26
23
22
22
22
24
26
25
23
25
27
26
27
25
26
21
24
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