38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
69
69
65
55
31
23
27
32
25
25
20
16
49
99
56
58
58
56
70
86
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:42PM1.28m
00:57AM1.15m
1:32PM1.31m
1:51AM1.08m
2:31PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.27m
6:59AM0.13m
7:51PM0.28m
7:51AM0.15m
9:00PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
23
24
23
23
24
24
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
27
29
29
27
26
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
25
25
26
27
26
28
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
28
28
27
27
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