38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.2°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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
21
21
20
31
30
30
30
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
23
21
36
29
32
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:07AM0.97m
6:27PM1.33m
6:52AM1.03m
7:11PM1.37m
7:36AM1.10m
7:53PM1.41m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.35m
00:49AM0.30m
12:33PM0.29m
1:29AM0.22m
1:18PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
25
27
27
25
24
21
20
19
22
25
26
25
23
21
20
20
22
24
25
24
24
Feels °C
23
22
24
24
24
25
24
18
18
17
20
22
23
23
22
20
19
20
22
22
23
23
23
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