38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.3°C
3.0° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
28
33
34
37
47
38
25
15
14
15
15
10
10
16
10
12
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:55AM1.44m
11:10PM1.23m
11:37AM1.39m
11:54PM1.13m
12:22PM1.33m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.09m
4:59PM0.16m
5:03AM0.20m
5:48PM0.26m
5:44AM0.30m
6:41PM0.35m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
25
21
22
24
24
22
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
27
19
18
19
19
17
15
15
16
17
16
17
18
18
18
19
18
19
20
18
19
18
19
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