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Bethel Beach

Mathews County, Virginia, United States

No photo of Bethel Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:17 pm
8 am
6.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.6
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.2
28 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
6.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
33 km/h20 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C57°F
Water
17°C63°F
Wind
1711 km/hmph NW
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:17 pm
Today
6.6Good8 am2314
6.9Good9 am2113
6.7Good10 am2415
6.6Good11 am2516
6.7Good12 pm2515
6.7Good1 pm2516
6.6Good2 pm2717
5.2Fair3 pm2818
6.2Good4 pm2817
5.6Good5 pm2918
6.3Good6 pm3320
Sat
4.0Fair8 am3220
4.2Fair9 am2616
4.3Fair10 am2918
4.5Fair11 am2817
4.5Fair12 pm2214
4.8Fair1 pm2214
4.4Fair2 pm2515
4.3Fair3 pm2717
4.9Fair4 pm1912
6.3Good5 pm2415
6.5Good6 pm2314
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.1 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 m. High at 6 pm, <0.1 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 mHigh 7 am, 0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 7 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 1%
  • Thu7.8 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 3%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
6.4 km4 miMathews (village)
Nearest airport
38 km24 miNewport News/Williamsburg Airport (PHF)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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