38th St Beach Surf Break

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
23.6° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
20
8
11
23
23
22
22
22
22
13
13
13
13
18
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
NW
5
S
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
40
W
15
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
WSW
0
NNE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08AM1.02m
11:13PM1.32m
11:49AM1.05m
11:52PM1.27m
12:31PM1.09m
00:34AM1.22m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.13m
4:35PM0.25m
5:30AM0.14m
5:20PM0.28m
6:10AM0.14m
6:12PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
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—
—
—
—
—
—
5:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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—
—
—
—
8:28
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—
—
—
—
—
—
8:27
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—
—
—
—
—
—
8:27
—
8:27
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
15
—
—
—
—
—
5
2
5
9
Temp °C
28
29
33
34
36
24
26
25
26
26
30
33
34
26
23
25
23
23
26
26
23
24
23
22
Feels °C
30
31
36
34
36
23
28
26
29
28
31
33
34
24
24
26
24
26
30
27
25
26
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
16
11
7
5
23
23
9
10
11
7
7
13
13
13
18
11
8
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
—
—
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
—
—
—
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
—
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
20
20
5
8
—
—
22
22
22
22
13
—
—
—
12
12
12
4
2
—
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
WNW
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
NNW
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
7
8
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
5
—
—
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
—
—
—
—
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
—
—
0.3
S
4
—
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
26
—
—
11
10
12
20
—
—
—
—
12
10
13
5
3
5
—
—
3
—
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Distance (km)
0
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0
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1567
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1074
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1245
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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(10 max)
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