38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.4° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
94
66
41
39
38
39
38
21
20
21
21
39
37
30
61
64
61
61
56
53
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
E
10
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:09PM1.30m
8:29AM1.57m
8:55PM1.29m
9:13AM1.62m
9:42PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.02m
1:58AM-0.02m
2:43PM-0.03m
2:40AM-0.05m
3:31PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
17
18
18
17
16
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
13
12
11
12
10
10
9
10
13
14
14
14
12
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
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