Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 5PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sat night).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
617
561
450
370
314
281
296
461
419
464
424
383
334
288
335
461
255
208
216
174
177
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:27PM1.17m
5:57AM1.21m
6:15PM1.21m
6:39AM1.32m
7:00PM1.24m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.18m
11:46PM0.06m
12:14PM0.09m
00:27AM-0.00m
1:02PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
9
10
12
10
9
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
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