Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
5
8
8
7
12
7
7
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
0
S
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:29AM1.32m
6:45PM1.32m
7:15AM1.39m
7:30PM1.32m
7:57AM1.43m
8:13PM1.29m
Low Tide
00:20AM-0.04m
12:38PM0.01m
1:04AM-0.06m
1:27PM-0.03m
1:47AM-0.07m
2:13PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
16
21
23
24
23
22
21
18
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
14
13
12
18
20
22
21
20
18
13
13
14
17
19
18
17
18
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
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