38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.2°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
17
23
21
19
27
28
31
30
28
28
46
46
45
53
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
0
WNW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:11PM1.37m
7:36AM1.10m
7:53PM1.41m
8:18AM1.17m
8:32PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.22m
1:18PM0.23m
2:05AM0.15m
2:00PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
22
21
20
22
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
21
20
19
23
22
23
22
23
23
23
24
25
24
25
26
26
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