38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
21
21
33
47
19
19
18
30
45
59
87
113
83
58
36
28
18
26
29
30
31
40
58
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
35
S
30
S
10
SW
10
ESE
10
S
10
W
20
NW
5
SSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:40AM1.13m
5:17PM1.19m
5:35AM1.16m
6:04PM1.33m
6:26AM1.19m
6:51PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:44AM0.13m
11:17PM0.19m
11:31AM0.05m
00:14AM0.07m
12:18PM-0.02m
1:09AM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
16
16
13
11
9
5
3
8
7
6
5
6
6
6
7
8
7
8
9
14
12
12
12
7
14
9
7
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
31
21
21
33
21
19
19
18
10
10
9
9
4
4
4
36
10
18
26
29
30
31
40
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
30
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
16
10
10
10
4
13
10
10
9
4
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
4
8
1
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
4
4
10
3
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
47
3
5
13
30
45
59
87
113
83
58
28
12
3
2
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
142
36
446
446
1074
484
467
382
382
693
796
1005
955
0
29
124
0
36
0
57
40
29
15
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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