38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 EDT
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38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is 4.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.7
S
1
S
1.2
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)566778787777777798884456
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242811101111111144444444355612418164
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
WSW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.20
10:28PM
1.56
11:03AM
1.13
11:22PM
1.51
12:02PM
1.07
12:22AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
-0.15
4:50AM
-0.15
4:42PM
-0.08
5:50AM
-0.07
5:40PM
0.01
6:54AM
0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--7:37-------7:38-------7:39-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111------1--------------
Temp. °C1186109888781096422566678911
Feels °C (?)300654441131-2-3-5-4110-10015
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