38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.5° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
1.2
E
7
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
64
27
24
15
19
20
19
20
15
28
35
29
31
37
126
80
109
112
199
94
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:31PM1.23m
4:50AM0.91m
5:23PM1.25m
5:44AM0.91m
6:10PM1.29m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.30m
10:52PM0.37m
10:35AM0.32m
11:46PM0.35m
11:26AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
20
19
20
21
22
22
20
19
20
19
20
21
21
21
20
18
18
19
19
18
20
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