Bethany Beach - panoramio (10) — Cambell. Photo: Doug Olson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Bethany Beach

Bethany Beach is a town in Delaware, United States. From Bethany Beach you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Bethany Beach, a kite and windsurf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 34 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites.

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Staying in Bethany Beach

34 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Bethany Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Bethany Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Bethany Beach too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Fenwick Island9.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Fenwick Island, 1 km

4 ft120 kJ

5 ft438 kJ

7 ft550 kJ

7 ft536 kJ

5 ft261 kJ

4 ft88 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fenwick Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	6, poor	5 ft9 smushy	438kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	550kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	536kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	5 ft7 smushy	261kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	14°C

State Line9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Fenwick Island, 1 km

4 ft120 kJ

5 ft438 kJ

7 ft550 kJ

7 ft536 kJ

5 ft261 kJ

4 ft88 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at State Line, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	6, poor	5 ft9 smushy	438kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	550kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	536kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	5 ft7 smushy	261kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	14°C

Bethany Hollywood St0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft131 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

7 ft533 kJ

7 ft526 kJ

5 ft248 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bethany Hollywood St, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 smushy	358kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	533kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	526kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	5 ft7 smushy	248kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	3 ft7 smushy	79kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	14°C

Cambell0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft131 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

7 ft533 kJ

7 ft526 kJ

5 ft248 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cambell, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, poor	4 ft7 smushy	131kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 smushy	358kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 ssoft	533kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	526kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	5 ft7 smushy	248kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	3 ft7 smushy	79kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	14°C

Indian River Inlet8 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft220 kJ

5 ft442 kJ

6 ft449 kJ

7 ft506 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Indian River Inlet, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 s	220kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	4, poor	5 ft9 s	442kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	449kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	506kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	5 ft8 s	235kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	3 ft7 s	73kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 s	19kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	13°C

South Side7.7 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft220 kJ

5 ft442 kJ

6 ft449 kJ

7 ft506 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at South Side, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, poor	5 ft7 s	220kJ	wind from the north-east, 13 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	4, poor	5 ft9 s	442kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 s	449kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	506kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	21, poor	5 ft8 s	235kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	3 ft7 s	73kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 s	19kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	13°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Bethany Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Bethany Beach

Bethany Beach 0.2 km · stays here

Windsurf near Bethany Beach

Bethany Beach 0.2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Bethany Beach

Blue CrabSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Claws Seafood House - Bethany BeachSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Bethany Blues BBQ PitBarbecue · 0.2 km from the centre
Five GuysBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
The Parkway RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Baja Beach House GrillMexican · 0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Bethany Beach, United States

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Kite near Bethany Beach

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