New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Florida
Bethune Beach Surf Report & Forecast, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Bethune Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Florida: 4–5 ft, chest to head high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 3.7 ft at 11 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 10 mph cross-shore wind from the north. Water is about 77°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.1 ft at 7:44 pm.
4–5 ft
chest to head high · occasional 6 ft
- Swell
- 3.7 ft · 11 s · ENE
- Wind
- 10 mph (N)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.5 ft risinghigh 4.1 ft at 7:44 pm
- Water
- 77°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 79°F
- Sun
- rise 6:42 amset 5:32 pm
Bethune Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Bethune Beach: 8 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Bethune Beach: 8 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.8 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.3 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 4.8 ft |
| 10 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4.0 ft |
| 11 am | 4–5 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 14 | 3.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (N) | 2.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (N) | 1.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 16 | 1.3 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 16 | 1.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 2.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 9 mph onshore (NNE) | 2.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (NNE) | 3.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 4.3 ft |
| 11 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 3.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 2.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (NE) | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (NE) | 1.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (ENE) | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.1 ft |
| 6 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (ENE) | 2.8 ft |
Bethune Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Bethune Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 32 s
- Lulls
- about 118 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 45% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Bethune Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Bethune Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 4–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Bethune Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 4–5 ft | Good | 3.5 ft · 11 s · ENE | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 11 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 16 | 8 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Good | 3.0 ft · 11 s · ENE | calm | 5 mph onshore (NE) | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Good | 2.4 ft · 11 s · ENE | 7 mph offshore (WSW) | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.6 ft · 10 s · ENE | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 16 | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 5 s · NNE | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 6 s · N | 15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 5 s · NNE | 10 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 17 | 8 mph onshore (NNE), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.0 ft · 6 s · NE | 11 mph onshore (NE), gusts 17 | 13 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 9 mph onshore (ENE) | 10 mph onshore (ENE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph onshore (NE), gusts 19 | 15 mph onshore (NE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Bethune Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Bethune Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Bethune Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.9 ft at 12:54 am, high 5.4 ft at 7:30 am, low 1.3 ft at 1:58 pm and high 4.1 ft at 7:44 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 1.5 ft and rising.
Bethune Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.9 ft at 12:54 amHigh 5.4 ft at 7:30 amLow 1.3 ft at 1:58 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 7:44 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 1.0 ft at 1:37 amHigh 5.1 ft at 8:11 amLow 1.1 ft at 2:35 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 8:26 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:12 amHigh 5.1 ft at 8:50 amLow 1.3 ft at 3:13 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 9:01 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 1.0 ft at 2:51 amHigh 4.8 ft at 9:29 amLow 1.2 ft at 3:58 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 9:48 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.2 ft at 3:29 amHigh 4.8 ft at 10:12 amLow 1.5 ft at 4:40 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 10:31 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:15 amHigh 4.6 ft at 10:58 amLow 1.5 ft at 5:24 pmHigh 3.5 ft at 11:17 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.3 ft at 5:06 amHigh 4.3 ft at 11:45 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:13 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.3 ft at 12:11 amLow 1.2 ft at 5:59 amHigh 4.0 ft at 12:35 pmLow 1.2 ft at 7 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 3.3 ft at 1:08 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:56 amHigh 3.9 ft at 1:25 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Bethune Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Bethune Beach is about 77°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 79°F and a 10 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 75 and 77°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Bethune Beach
- Flagler Avenue7.1 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Sapphire Road7.8 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
- New Smyrna Inlet9.0 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
- Ponce Inlet11 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Sunglow Pier16 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Daytona Beach20 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Fair
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About Bethune Beach
Bethune Beach is a beach break in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia County, Florida, facing east-northeast. Also called Bethune Beach Park.
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