38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.3° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
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)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
4
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
22
21
40
27
29
22
31
70
51
56
70
44
50
46
35
30
57
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:23PM1.25m
5:44AM0.91m
6:10PM1.29m
6:32AM0.94m
6:56PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.35m
11:26AM0.31m
00:36AM0.30m
12:13PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
21
19
17
19
19
19
20
21
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