Bethany Beach, United States

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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 experts: 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 expert 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Bethany Beach: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Bethany Hollywood St0.5 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft606 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor6 ft441 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, poor7 ft611 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor6 ft441 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, fair3 ft61 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, too small2 ft12 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Bethany Hollywood St: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bethany Hollywood St, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct17, poor6 ft10 smushy606kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct30, poor6 ft8 smushy441kJwind from the north, 14 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct31, poor7 ft8 smushy611kJwind from the north, 9 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair6 ft8 smushy441kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small3 ft5 smushy61kJwind from the north, 5 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy12kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots15°C
Cambell0.5 kmabout 5 min by car6 ft606 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor6 ft441 kJwind from the north, 14 knots, poor7 ft611 kJwind from the north, 9 knots, poor6 ft441 kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots, fair3 ft61 kJwind from the north, 5 knots, too small2 ft12 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft16 kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Cambell: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cambell, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct17, poor6 ft10 smushy606kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots16°C
Tue 20Oct30, poor6 ft8 smushy441kJwind from the north, 14 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct31, poor7 ft8 smushy611kJwind from the north, 9 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair6 ft8 smushy441kJwind from the north-north-west, 9 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct13, too small3 ft5 smushy61kJwind from the north, 5 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft4 smushy12kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct9, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the north-west, 4 knots15°C
Fenwick Island9.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Fenwick Island, 1 km5 ft315 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, too small6 ft468 kJwind from the north, 19 knots, poor6 ft488 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, poor7 ft459 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, poor3 ft32 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft12 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft11 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Fenwick Island: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Fenwick Island, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct14, too small5 ft8 ssoft315kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct22, poor6 ft8 smushy468kJwind from the north, 19 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct19, poor6 ft8 ssoft488kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct35, poor7 ft8 smushy459kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy32kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small2 ft4 smushy12kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small2 ft4 smushy11kJwind from the north, 6 knots14°C
State Line9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Fenwick Island, 1 km5 ft315 kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots, too small6 ft468 kJwind from the north, 19 knots, poor6 ft488 kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots, poor7 ft459 kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, poor3 ft32 kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft12 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft11 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small
All readings for State Line: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at State Line, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct14, too small5 ft8 ssoft315kJwind from the north-north-east, 18 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct22, poor6 ft8 smushy468kJwind from the north, 19 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct19, poor6 ft8 ssoft488kJwind from the north-north-east, 19 knots14°C
Thu 22Oct35, poor7 ft8 smushy459kJwind from the north-north-west, 13 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy32kJwind from the north-north-east, 8 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct5, too small2 ft4 smushy12kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots15°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small2 ft4 smushy11kJwind from the north, 6 knots14°C
Indian River Inlet8 kmabout 15 min by car7 ft637 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor6 ft414 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor7 ft589 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, poor6 ft420 kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, poor3 ft57 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, too small2 ft11 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft14 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Indian River Inlet: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Indian River Inlet, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct16, poor7 ft9 s637kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct26, poor6 ft8 s414kJwind from the north, 15 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct24, poor7 ft8 s589kJwind from the north, 10 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct33, poor6 ft8 s420kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small3 ft5 s57kJwind from the north, 4 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft4 s11kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots14°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small2 ft5 s14kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots14°C
South Side7.7 kmabout 15 min by car7 ft637 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor6 ft414 kJwind from the north, 15 knots, poor7 ft589 kJwind from the north, 10 knots, poor6 ft420 kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, poor3 ft57 kJwind from the north, 4 knots, too small2 ft11 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft14 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for South Side: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at South Side, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct16, poor7 ft9 s637kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots15°C
Tue 20Oct26, poor6 ft8 s414kJwind from the north, 15 knots18°C
Wed 21Oct24, poor7 ft8 s589kJwind from the north, 10 knots15°C
Thu 22Oct33, poor6 ft8 s420kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots17°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small3 ft5 s57kJwind from the north, 4 knots12°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft4 s11kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots14°C
Sun 25Oct8, too small2 ft5 s14kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots14°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

Windsurf near Bethany Beach

Places to eat near Bethany Beach

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