38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.7°C
2.4° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
8
7
10
24
52
68
76
75
71
70
70
60
44
41
40
29
28
27
26
25
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
5
S
10
NW
5
ENE
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:26AM1.41m
11:47PM1.20m
12:16PM1.41m
00:42AM1.12m
1:12PM1.41m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.20m
5:41AM0.14m
6:38PM0.24m
6:34AM0.18m
7:42PM0.28m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:24
 mm
2
16
4
3
3
8
Temp °C
28
30
31
28
20
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
24
27
29
28
24
Feels °C
31
30
30
28
18
25
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
25
25
26
25
29
31
31
25
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