38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
19.0°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Wed morning).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
10
1.9
E
11
3
E
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.3
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
12
2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
220
230
225
124
432
843
2071
2013
1468
1272
984
894
1688
915
881
751
1550
972
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
2:15PM1.20m
2:59AM0.92m
3:16PM1.18m
4:06AM0.96m
4:19PM1.20m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.44m
8:30AM0.51m
9:47PM0.41m
9:37AM0.49m
10:36PM0.35m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
6
5
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
7
9
8
6
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