38 Line Surf Break

38 Line Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 38.00° N 128.73° E

Issued: 8 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38 Line sea temperature is
21.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


38 Line surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, SSE swell with 185 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 38 Line this week:

The surf forecast for 38 Line over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 38 Line in the next 16 days are 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (KST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Sat 4th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf 9PM (Wed 8th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 7s
Most Powerful 9PM (Wed 8th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 38 Line over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Right, sit down and listen up. Rusty here.

Look, you’ve come to me about 38 Line, and I ain't gonna sugar-coat it: right now, we’re in a bit of a dry spell. The whole 16-day window is looking pretty flat and generally poor. There’s a long stretch here where the waves are just not worth paddling out for, so we're talking about a big gap with no real recommendations. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a quiet run, but don’t let it get you down – these things never last forever.

We start off with a few days of tiny swell and messy winds. Saturday morning (4 July) is glassy but it's a pathetic 0.3 ft from the SE with no energy (combined energy only 12). That’s not surfable. The whole first week is essentially a write-off. The combined swell energy is mostly under 100 (weak), the waves are under 3 ft, and the periods are short. It’s just not on.

Then, we get a little flicker of hope on Wednesday morning (8 July). The combined energy hits a moderate 137 and the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the ESE. The wind goes cross-offshore from the SW, so it’s clean. That’s the best we see for a while, but the break is exposed to E swell and we’ve got that ESE direction with a short period (6 secs). It's a poor quality wave, honestly. This is surfable, but very ordinary, not a stand-out.

After that, we drop straight back into flatness and poor conditions right through until the end of the second week.

There is one more tiny pulse on Saturday the 18th of July – 4 ft from the NE with a combined energy of 77 (weak). It’s early in the morning, the wind is cross-offshore (NNW) so it’s clean, but again we're looking at a short period (6 secs) and the size is just borderline. The rating is a 1/10 for a reason. It's not a day to get excited about.

So what’s the call? The only two days where you might get wet are Wednesday the 8th and Saturday the 18th. Out of those, the Wednesday morning (8 July) has the cleaner conditions but the swell is small. The 18th has a touch more size but it's further out. Neither are standouts. For a better bet, you need to keep watching the charts because what we have on offer is meagre at best.

For beginners, the swell is under 5 ft throughout, so if you could find a wave, you'd be fine, but there are no waves to be found. For experts, there's nothing to hunt.

Rusty

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
3
1.2
SSE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
4
96
16
7
7
3
3
3
14
66
80
61
110
52
24
17
7
4
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
SW
15
SE
10
SW
5
E
10
ESE
0
W
10
N
10
N
0
SW
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
6:56AM0.22m
4:49PM0.30m
7:25AM0.22m
5:33PM0.28m
7:54AM0.22m
6:27PM0.25m
8:23AM0.23m
7:41PM0.22m
8:56AM0.25m
9:23PM0.21m
9:34AM0.27m
11:30PM0.20m
10:19AM0.29m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.05m
10:43AM0.19m
00:27AM0.06m
11:37AM0.18m
1:00AM0.07m
12:44PM0.17m
1:34AM0.09m
2:07PM0.16m
2:12AM0.12m
3:38PM0.13m
2:56AM0.15m
5:00PM0.10m
3:49AM0.18m
clear
clear
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clear
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rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:09
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:51
7:51
7:50
7:50
7:50
7:49
 mm
3
1
1
2
1
8
2
3
9
1
Temp °C
24
26
25
24
25
24
23
23
24
24
24
23
25
26
24
25
28
28
27
30
29
Feels °C
26
28
26
27
28
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
28
29
27
28
31
31
29
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.1
E
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
7
7
3
43
16
1
6
3
3
1
3
66
80
61
47
52
24
9
7
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
1
1
1
3
35
17
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
9
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
1.2
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
96
7
7
3
14
41
110
17
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
4
1
6
Distance (km)
680
733
677
0
668
668
668
668
680
569
582
2
0
0
16
0
582
707
569
582
707
Best forecast wave conditions in South Korea
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Korea
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
9
7
5
6
8
7
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
6
7
7
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Information about the 38 Line Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 38 Line provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at 38 Line can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 38 Line surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (38 Line) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for 38 Line may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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