38 Line Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.00° N 128.73° E

38 Line 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38 Line sea temperature is
26.8°C
3.1° 

38 Line surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 38 Line today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38 Line at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (KST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at 38 Line. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
39
30
23
16
15
14
10
10
13
18
22
27
15
24
47
59
54
54
54
52
41
48
38
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
E
5
SSE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
N
10
N
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:35AM0.23m
1:53PM0.32m
3:51AM0.23m
2:35PM0.31m
4:08AM0.23m
3:17PM0.30m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.18m
9:17PM0.04m
8:32AM0.16m
9:46PM0.05m
9:12AM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
25
24
24
25
25
24
23
24
25
24
22
22
22
22
23
24
25
23
22
Feels °C
29
28
30
29
29
29
29
28
29
30
28
26
28
29
27
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
22
21
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