Bethany surf break

Bethany surfForecast / Delaware / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 10 May 2026 EDT
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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
12.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bethany today?

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
11
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
91
79
79
79
91
73
48
47
28
39
44
44
36
24
19
27
29
21
30
30
28
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
W
5
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
25
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
5
W
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
NW
25
N
30
N
20
N
10
ENE
20
SE
15
S
20
S
25
S
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08AM1.09m
2:53PM1.02m
3:04AM1.09m
3:47PM1.10m
4:04AM1.11m
4:42PM1.20m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.21m
9:14PM0.31m
9:44AM0.16m
10:18PM0.24m
10:34AM0.10m
11:14PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
18
17
19
20
21
22
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
17
17
19
17
17
20
10
11
9
6
6
6
10
9
9
8
5
3
5
8
6
7
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
86
91
79
79
79
91
73
48
47
28
39
44
19
15
24
19
27
29
21
21
30
28
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
14
14
14
12
7
6
6
6
13
14
14
14
44
36
11
9
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
11
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
3
6
3
5
3
5
5
13
6
14
13
13
13
12
3
4
30
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.8
NE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
3
8
20
27
1
4
9
6
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
73
73
0
46
46
255
252
229
28
0
0
0
14
252
256
249
21
556
595
462
550
Best forecast wave conditions in Delaware
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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