38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.5° C
1.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
34
18
54
44
41
23
23
23
23
24
26
26
24
23
33
46
28
26
23
27
25
9
24
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:27AM1.10m
9:38PM1.41m
10:03AM1.13m
10:12PM1.39m
10:38AM1.16m
10:46PM1.34m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.11m
3:01PM0.17m
3:46AM0.09m
3:38PM0.17m
4:18AM0.08m
4:16PM0.19m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
23
21
23
22
22
22
21
21
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
25
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
19
19
17
21
19
24
23
24
25
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
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