38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.0° C
2.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.9
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.5
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
29
38
39
59
103
279
330
164
275
364
219
161
134
147
119
113
113
96
75
71
52
31
34
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SE
20
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:55AM1.11m
2:39PM1.23m
2:47AM1.01m
3:34PM1.22m
3:48AM0.94m
4:31PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.18m
8:47PM0.34m
8:50AM0.25m
9:50PM0.37m
9:42AM0.30m
10:52PM0.37m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
4
29
1
5
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
27
26
26
22
24
22
22
22
25
28
28
28
26
22
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
22
24
28
26
25
21
25
18
21
22
24
26
28
29
25
19
17
17
17
17
19
20
22
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