Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 52 | 93 | 79 | 50 | 88 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:09PM1.28m | 1:32AM0.97m | 2:01PM1.23m | 2:28AM0.92m | 3:01PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.38m | 7:35PM0.42m | 7:18AM0.45m | 8:33PM0.47m | 8:11AM0.49m | 9:37PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 3 | ESE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 52 | 93 | 79 | 50 | 88 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 382 | 382 | 84 | 431 | 438 | 484 | 484 | 320 | 0 | 36 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 431 | 438 | 474 | 463 | 435 | 435 | 149 | 1172 | 1171 | 486 |
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