38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
23.7° C

2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
18
15
12
12
18
11
17
13
18
18
28
27
19
22
19
23
38
31
34
33
30
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
NW
5
N
10
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
20
N
15
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52PM1.27m
12:31PM1.09m
00:34AM1.22m
1:15PM1.14m
1:20AM1.16m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.28m
6:10AM0.14m
6:12PM0.30m
6:50AM0.13m
7:09PM0.30m
7:33AM0.12m
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
34
32
23
23
22
23
25
25
25
25
24
22
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
33
31
22
25
23
24
26
26
27
28
27
23
25
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
23
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
13
13
12
15
11
3
5
7
7
7
7
18
3
27
19
1
9
9
17
19
34
33
13
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
E
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
5
1
1
18
3
8
8
8
1
1
1
15
26
18
13
9
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
18
11
7
3
1
23
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
Energy kJ
5
11
18
3
11
11
17
13
12
28
22
19
19
38
31
30
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1074
2202
52
36
1076
1245
145
3128
1447
3212
104
36
1392
799
799
1287
1373
395
105
40
0
104
116
183
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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