38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
26.3° C
2.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
11
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
6
3
5
5
5
4
3
4
3
7
3
8
8
9
9
8
6
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:26AM1.28m
8:45PM1.61m
9:16AM1.34m
9:33PM1.58m
10:02AM1.38m
10:17PM1.51m
Low Tide
2:09PM-0.07m
2:59AM-0.12m
3:00PM-0.09m
3:42AM-0.12m
3:49PM-0.05m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
2
Temp °C
25
26
27
26
25
25
22
23
25
29
29
28
26
25
23
22
25
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
26
26
25
23
25
22
24
27
30
29
29
25
24
21
21
25
26
23
24
25
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