38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
24
24
23
30
28
27
26
32
40
14
26
29
31
23
26
29
36
39
41
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
10:03AM1.13m
10:12PM1.39m
10:38AM1.16m
10:46PM1.34m
11:15AM1.20m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.17m
4:18AM0.08m
4:16PM0.19m
4:52AM0.09m
5:00PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
4
Temp °C
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
23
24
24
25
24
25
25
24
25
23
23
24
25
25
26
25
26
27
27
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