Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
18.1°C
1.5° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
11
2.4
E
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
11
1.9
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
867
1682
1994
1268
1429
1491
1635
2923
2767
1589
1462
1194
866
694
606
668
561
467
314
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:41PM1.09m
4:21AM1.01m
4:36PM1.12m
5:11AM1.10m
5:27PM1.17m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.20m
10:37AM0.26m
11:04PM0.13m
11:27AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
15
13
13
11
12
13
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
9
6
5
3
4
5
7
6
7
5
4
3
5
8
11
10
9
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