38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
21.9° C

1.2°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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
35
27
22
71
83
70
43
34
26
25
23
34
42
43
58
25
20
13
22
23
23
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
N
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:53AM1.01m
10:02PM1.38m
10:30AM1.01m
10:37PM1.35m
11:08AM1.02m
11:13PM1.32m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.12m
3:21PM0.20m
4:18AM0.12m
3:56PM0.22m
4:53AM0.13m
4:35PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:27
 mm
3
3
Temp °C
22
23
26
26
24
23
23
23
23
23
30
31
32
32
31
29
29
30
32
34
34
35
24
26
Feels °C
21
22
25
24
20
19
21
22
23
24
32
30
31
31
32
30
31
32
34
33
33
35
23
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
37
35
27
17
26
15
15
14
15
15
15
21
21
21
21
33
25
12
13
5
23
23
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
9
21
21
20
5
8
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
8
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
SSW
5
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
17
17
13
22
71
83
70
43
34
26
25
23
34
42
43
58
1
2
12
12
14
21
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
111
111
85
796
796
484
123
99
317
64
40
796
796
796
33
15
0
29
57
474
57
57
64
145
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Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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