38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
599
496
338
282
228
225
283
314
363
348
325
481
441
212
175
175
178
144
144
146
114
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM1.26m
6:23AM1.27m
6:38PM1.29m
7:03AM1.38m
7:23PM1.31m
Low Tide
11:32AM0.32m
11:58PM0.18m
12:21PM0.22m
00:36AM0.10m
1:08PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
17
18
17
15
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
11
14
13
11
7
5
5
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
6
8
9
9
10
9
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