38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
22.0° C

3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
S
4
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
24
33
30
20
32
27
10
9
9
9
15
14
13
13
36
19
28
22
154
178
148
171
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
S
10
SSE
25
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:49AM1.38m
1:33PM1.20m
1:41AM1.27m
2:27PM1.20m
2:34AM1.16m
3:24PM1.21m
Low Tide
7:10AM-0.01m
7:21PM0.18m
7:59AM0.05m
8:21PM0.24m
8:48AM0.11m
9:23PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
5
Temp °C
20
19
19
24
26
26
25
23
21
18
19
24
26
27
26
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
16
16
15
20
21
22
23
21
19
16
16
21
21
22
23
22
22
24
22
21
19
19
20
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
24
24
24
33
30
20
32
27
10
5
5
9
15
14
13
13
19
19
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
9
9
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
0.7
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
S
4
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
7
1.4
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
36
28
22
154
178
148
171
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
40
57
57
29
40
40
0
36
36
36
98
211
81
98
36
36
0
211
226
261
3128
1562
1447
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
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