38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.9° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (09 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.8
SSW
4
0.3
E
9
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
17
13
15
25
14
12
14
22
32
32
23
22
13
12
9
14
14
14
14
10
15
15
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:04PM1.34m
4:32AM1.03m
5:09PM1.44m
5:39AM1.05m
6:08PM1.52m
6:40AM1.09m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.11m
10:29PM0.22m
10:19AM0.09m
11:36PM0.14m
11:22AM0.04m
00:37AM0.04m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
5
3
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
24
23
22
23
28
31
32
28
26
25
24
24
27
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
25
26
27
25
24
23
24
29
31
31
29
27
26
25
26
30
25
24
25
24
22
21
19
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