38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
18.1°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2.2
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
8
2
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
ENE
7
1.8
NE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
E
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
E
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
E
6
0.8
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
115
200
508
785
608
540
270
258
197
143
292
84
61
52
33
28
21
13
13
16
8
22
Wind (km/h)
25
E
35
E
40
ESE
45
E
40
E
10
ENE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
E
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:07AM1.51m
9:23PM1.29m
9:44AM1.50m
10:01PM1.22m
10:21AM1.46m
10:40PM1.15m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.03m
3:11PM0.05m
3:14AM0.08m
3:51PM0.10m
3:48AM0.15m
4:32PM0.17m
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cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
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7:03
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6:24
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6:22
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 mm
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1
11
4
2
5
2
2
1
1
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Temp °C
19
19
18
17
18
19
18
16
16
16
15
20
22
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
12
10
13
20
16
11
11
12
11
19
23
22
20
19
18
19
19
19
18
16
16
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