Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.27m | 6:07AM0.97m | 6:27PM1.33m | 6:52AM1.03m | 7:11PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.40m | 00:05AM0.37m | 11:46AM0.35m | 00:49AM0.30m | 12:33PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 8 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 474 | 1245 | 57 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 85 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 226 | 145 | 98 | 70 | 36 | 226 |
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