38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.5° C
2.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
20
24
33
36
37
26
22
21
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
34
47
34
29
23
12
14
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:07PM1.59m
7:42AM1.14m
8:05PM1.64m
8:41AM1.19m
9:01PM1.66m
9:34AM1.24m
Low Tide
1:37AM-0.05m
1:22PM-0.08m
2:31AM-0.12m
2:20PM-0.12m
3:20AM-0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
24
27
27
24
25
24
24
25
31
35
Feels °C
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
22
21
20
21
20
22
23
23
21
22
21
22
25
32
35
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