38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.3
ENE
8
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
282
228
506
111
289
297
339
269
235
441
216
175
175
178
141
141
108
112
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:55PM1.26m
6:23AM1.27m
6:38PM1.29m
7:03AM1.38m
7:23PM1.31m
Low Tide
11:58PM0.18m
12:21PM0.22m
00:36AM0.10m
1:08PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
14
13
11
7
5
6
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10
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