38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.5° C
2.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 3PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
19
20
22
22
17
19
18
54
49
47
45
14
13
13
12
12
19
18
11
18
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM1.30m
1:18AM1.07m
1:53PM1.25m
2:06AM0.98m
2:45PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.20m
7:16PM0.31m
7:18AM0.29m
8:11PM0.39m
8:03AM0.36m
9:11PM0.44m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
26
29
30
28
27
26
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
26
27
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
28
27
26
25
25
26
27
27
24
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