Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | ENE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 37 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 116 | 158 | 217 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.00m | 12:30PM1.28m | 1:01AM0.94m | 1:21PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07PM0.34m | 5:42AM0.41m | 7:02PM0.40m | 6:34AM0.47m | 7:55PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 10 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 5 | E 14 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 15 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | ESE 4 | ENE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 37 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 43 | 116 | 158 | 217 | 283 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1174 | 1174 | 474 | 404 | 308 | 145 | 313 | 313 | 1163 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 535 | 535 | 307 | 940 | 940 | 501 | 484 |
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