38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.8°C
3.4° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
28
37
23
30
35
28
25
15
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
NW
5
E
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:15AM1.48m
10:30PM1.33m
10:55AM1.44m
11:10PM1.23m
11:37AM1.39m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.07m
4:25AM0.09m
4:59PM0.16m
5:03AM0.20m
5:48PM0.26m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:06
 mm
13
2
2
Temp °C
23
25
26
25
25
24
23
20
21
24
24
22
20
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
25
28
29
28
29
26
24
16
16
19
19
17
14
15
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
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