Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:26AM1.28m | 8:45PM1.61m | 9:16AM1.34m | 9:33PM1.58m | 10:02AM1.38m | 10:17PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM-0.07m | 2:59AM-0.12m | 3:00PM-0.09m | 3:42AM-0.12m | 3:49PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 11 | E 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 8 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | S 5 | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 5 | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1074 | 948 | 977 | 977 | 948 | 1076 | 226 | 2202 | 535 | 3261 | 490 | 261 | 2214 | 2214 | 875 | 573 | 431 | 3130 | 3283 | 561 | 562 |
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