Bethany Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.53° N 75.05° W

Bethany 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bethany sea temperature is
24.5° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bethany at 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
4
3
3
127
3
3
3
51
30
22
24
26
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
25
NE
10
SE
20
WSW
25
SW
25
W
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:52AM1.29m
11:03PM1.37m
11:46AM1.28m
11:54PM1.28m
12:37PM1.26m
Low Tide
4:42AM-0.16m
4:51PM-0.01m
5:27AM-0.10m
5:42PM0.06m
6:12AM-0.03m
6:34PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
16
13
2
10
Temp °C
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
29
30
28
24
22
24
24
24
25
26
27
27
26
Feels °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
28
29
28
26
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
26
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