38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
47
29
28
26
15
15
15
15
34
12
33
64
93
81
51
81
92
165
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:08AM1.22m
1:49PM1.26m
1:55AM1.11m
2:39PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.19m
7:20AM0.09m
7:50PM0.27m
8:04AM0.18m
8:47PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
2
29
11
Temp °C
25
23
23
22
20
20
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
23
23
Feels °C
24
23
24
24
19
18
20
22
22
21
20
22
22
22
25
24
23
20
22
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