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Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bethany today?
The current surf forecast for Bethany at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bethany. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | |
45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 64 | 68 | 147 | 76 | 89 | 69 | 52 | 21 | 40 | 15 | 20 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:03PM1.56m | 8:39AM1.25m | 8:53PM1.57m | 9:33AM1.23m | 9:45PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM-0.07m | 2:47AM-0.15m | 2:43PM-0.08m | 3:39AM-0.16m | 3:36PM-0.06m | 4:30AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 45 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 81 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 8 | 40 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 18 | E 17 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | — | 25 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 9 | E 19 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 8 | E 18 | E 14 | E 7 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 36 | 41 | 62 | 78 | 186 | — | — | 147 | 76 | 89 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 67 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 392 | 545 | 1153 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 364 | 437 | 437 | 1043 | 10 | 80 | 167 |
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