38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
53
75
85
123
170
173
159
143
195
168
81
62
61
47
42
31
43
31
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:07PM1.42m
2:54AM1.05m
3:21PM1.39m
4:13AM1.09m
4:36PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.27m
8:34AM0.29m
9:54PM0.24m
9:49AM0.27m
10:56PM0.19m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
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17
17
16
16
16
17
20
20
18
16
Feels °C
15
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