38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.5° C
1.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
SE
7
1
E
5
0.9
E
6
1.2
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
69
71
73
64
27
25
16
20
19
20
10
24
31
27
28
24
47
26
25
46
57
124
77
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:48AM0.94m
4:31PM1.23m
4:50AM0.91m
5:23PM1.25m
5:44AM0.91m
6:10PM1.29m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.30m
10:52PM0.37m
10:35AM0.32m
11:46PM0.35m
11:26AM0.31m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
21
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
18
17
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
18
19
19
20
19
20
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