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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Bethany Hollywood St0.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft476 kJ

6 ft404 kJ

7 ft513 kJ

5 ft223 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bethany Hollywood St, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	5 ft10 smushy	476kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	404kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	513kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	15°C

Cambell0.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft476 kJ

6 ft404 kJ

7 ft513 kJ

5 ft223 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cambell, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	13, poor	5 ft10 smushy	476kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	404kJ	wind from the north, 14 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	513kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	5 ft7 smushy	223kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	15°C

Fenwick Island9.4 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Fenwick Island, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft267 kJ

6 ft423 kJ

6 ft488 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fenwick Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	10, poor	5 ft8 smushy	267kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	423kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	488kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	14°C

Indian River Inlet8 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft358 kJ

6 ft340 kJ

7 ft497 kJ

5 ft214 kJ

4 ft69 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Indian River Inlet, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	3, poor	6 ft8 s	358kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	340kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	497kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	5 ft7 s	214kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 s	69kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 s	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 s	14kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	14°C

South Side7.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft358 kJ

6 ft340 kJ

7 ft497 kJ

5 ft214 kJ

4 ft69 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at South Side, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	3, poor	6 ft8 s	358kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft7 s	340kJ	wind from the north, 15 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	497kJ	wind from the north, 16 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	34, poor	5 ft7 s	214kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 s	69kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 s	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 s	14kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots	14°C

State Line9.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Fenwick Island, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft267 kJ

6 ft423 kJ

6 ft488 kJ

5 ft235 kJ

4 ft77 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at State Line, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	10, poor	5 ft8 smushy	267kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	423kJ	wind from the north, 19 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	488kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 19 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	5 ft7 smushy	235kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 9 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	33, poor	4 ft6 smushy	77kJ	wind from the north, 12 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	14°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	14°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

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