38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.3
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.6
E
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
339
165
219
116
89
85
71
69
44
29
29
26
16
15
18
23
19
16
23
22
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:34PM1.22m
3:48AM0.94m
4:31PM1.23m
4:50AM0.91m
5:23PM1.25m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.25m
9:50PM0.37m
9:42AM0.30m
10:52PM0.37m
10:35AM0.32m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
2
Temp °C
27
29
28
28
27
23
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
27
27
28
29
27
20
19
19
20
19
20
21
22
22
19
19
21
21
22
21
21
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