38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
11
18
39
36
27
17
18
13
8
112
121
173
243
376
434
506
709
761
783
972
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
N
35
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:30PM1.28m
1:01AM0.94m
1:21PM1.23m
1:56AM0.91m
2:15PM1.20m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.40m
6:34AM0.47m
7:55PM0.44m
7:30AM0.50m
8:50PM0.44m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
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7:09
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6:16
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6:15
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6:14
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 mm
1
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3
1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
19
21
21
21
18
16
11
8
8
9
11
11
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
17
19
19
20
16
12
4
0
0
1
4
3
-1
-1
0
-2
0
1
2
3
2
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