38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
17.9°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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
370
319
206
140
103
82
52
21
27
20
12
12
23
14
31
37
42
82
89
56
54
41
22
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:44AM1.50m
10:01PM1.22m
10:21AM1.46m
10:40PM1.15m
10:59AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.08m
3:51PM0.10m
3:48AM0.15m
4:32PM0.17m
4:22AM0.24m
5:16PM0.26m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:22
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 mm
2
2
5
1
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Temp °C
17
16
15
15
20
22
21
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
24
27
28
26
23
Feels °C
16
12
12
12
19
22
20
18
17
18
19
19
18
19
17
17
17
18
18
23
25
27
27
24
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