38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
37
36
36
36
36
22
28
37
36
36
36
35
35
51
49
31
23
30
46
46
22
22
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:35PM1.17m
11:58AM1.50m
00:35AM1.10m
1:00PM1.46m
1:41AM1.05m
2:07PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.14m
6:30PM0.20m
6:18AM0.21m
7:36PM0.25m
7:24AM0.26m
8:45PM0.27m
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:39
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6:38
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6:37
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Temp °C
20
20
20
21
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
23
26
27
27
19
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
Feels °C
20
20
20
21
22
21
22
20
19
18
18
21
23
25
26
18
13
13
12
13
14
15
15
15
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