38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
21.9° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 37°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
24
57
80
66
42
33
43
21
21
24
38
43
62
25
20
13
8
23
23
22
22
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:53AM1.01m
10:02PM1.38m
10:30AM1.01m
10:37PM1.35m
11:08AM1.02m
11:13PM1.32m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.20m
4:18AM0.12m
3:56PM0.22m
4:53AM0.13m
4:35PM0.25m
5:30AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
25
23
23
23
23
23
29
32
32
32
30
29
29
29
33
34
37
34
26
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
25
22
19
21
22
23
24
31
32
31
31
31
29
31
31
36
33
35
33
26
27
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
27
17
26
15
15
14
15
25
21
21
21
21
21
34
25
12
13
8
7
23
10
11
10
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
10
10
9
9
15
21
20
20
5
8
23
22
22
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
7
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
SSW
5
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
13
24
57
80
66
42
33
43
18
16
24
38
43
62
2
2
1
1
12
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
85
796
796
495
490
302
302
18
40
498
1171
121
33
16
0
36
145
96
29
302
0
124
145
183
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
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1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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