38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
26.3° C
2.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
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)
0.2
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
8
8
8
3
9
3
3
3
3
34
23
19
14
10
11
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
25
NNE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:16AM1.34m
9:33PM1.58m
10:02AM1.38m
10:17PM1.51m
10:47AM1.39m
11:00PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:59AM-0.12m
3:00PM-0.09m
3:42AM-0.12m
3:49PM-0.05m
4:23AM-0.07m
4:37PM0.03m
clear
cloud
rain showers
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
22
25
29
31
29
27
26
24
23
26
27
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
24
22
26
29
30
28
26
25
22
21
26
26
24
24
23
24
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
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