38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (07 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
51
47
34
23
23
23
18
16
15
16
28
38
39
29
28
55
125
124
76
76
66
60
66
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
High Tide
12:44PM0.88m
00:54AM1.18m
1:33PM0.88m
1:42AM1.15m
2:26PM0.90m
2:35AM1.12m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.36m
7:25AM0.28m
7:03PM0.39m
8:11AM0.28m
8:01PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:50
5:50
5:48
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7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
2
4
6
Temp °C
12
13
13
11
11
12
10
10
14
16
16
14
14
13
12
14
15
15
15
14
15
17
16
16
9
11
9
7
7
8
5
6
10
11
11
8
10
9
8
9
9
9
11
12
14
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.1
E
9
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
53
51
2
34
23
23
23
15
16
15
16
16
16
28
29
28
28
29
17
17
76
66
60
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
7
4
9
8
8
18
14
13
8
4
15
5
5
5
16
16
16
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
1
5
10
5
4
6
12
5
5
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.7
SSE
7
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SW
2
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
47
1
1
1
1
2
7
28
38
39
22
27
55
125
124
76
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
29
251
285
99
36
36
36
36
70
70
64
33
33
91
310
436
310
98
1392
18
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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