38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
21.6° C

2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
22
20
20
20
8
21
20
75
123
80
72
80
68
53
40
38
35
38
40
40
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
SE
30
S
35
S
40
S
15
SSW
30
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
S
5
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:27PM1.20m
2:34AM1.16m
3:24PM1.21m
3:31AM1.06m
4:20PM1.23m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.05m
8:21PM0.24m
8:48AM0.11m
9:23PM0.29m
9:38AM0.17m
10:25PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:28
8:28
 mm
2
7
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
25
27
28
26
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
21
Feels °C
19
19
23
23
24
23
23
24
25
23
21
21
19
23
20
22
23
24
23
22
24
23
23
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
8
8
9
9
22
20
6
20
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
68
53
40
38
35
38
40
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
9
9
4
4
6
6
6
8
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
20
21
20
75
123
80
72
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
149
167
161
1074
229
1074
98
149
149
1081
2874
2436
1567
3212
135
18
29
0
0
99
36
36
0
0
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Rating
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1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
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1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
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2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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