Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
25.8° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 6AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.1
SE
9
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
3
0
0
43
39
34
34
27
28
29
21
19
15
15
31
58
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:11AM1.32m
11:22PM1.23m
11:59AM1.29m
00:11AM1.13m
12:46PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:53AM-0.07m
5:15PM0.05m
5:33AM0.01m
6:02PM0.13m
6:13AM0.11m
6:52PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
28
30
30
29
28
26
24
22
24
26
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
23
22
21
22
22
23
25
29
32
32
32
31
28
24
22
24
26
28
27
27
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