38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
40
34
39
40
50
53
46
33
32
44
44
42
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
21
21
20
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
0
ENE
0
SW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:49AM1.05m
9:02PM1.41m
9:27AM1.10m
9:38PM1.41m
10:03AM1.13m
10:12PM1.39m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.14m
2:24PM0.18m
3:15AM0.11m
3:01PM0.17m
3:46AM0.09m
3:38PM0.17m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
23
26
26
25
22
20
20
20
24
25
26
25
23
21
20
21
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
23
22
22
26
25
24
20
18
19
18
23
24
27
27
25
21
21
22
24
22
23
23
23
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