38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.1° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
24
16
21
40
64
74
74
51
67
91
102
77
82
72
56
51
55
54
43
39
27
21
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
0
WNW
0
NW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NE
5
ESE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
8:07AM1.01m
8:23PM1.40m
8:49AM1.05m
9:02PM1.41m
9:27AM1.10m
9:38PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.20m
1:43PM0.21m
2:41AM0.14m
2:24PM0.18m
3:15AM0.11m
3:01PM0.17m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
25
25
24
24
23
22
21
22
23
23
24
23
22
20
19
19
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
24
23
25
24
22
23
24
23
22
25
26
25
27
25
25
19
19
18
20
22
22
24
23
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