38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
6.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (27 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)666777777777667669888884
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)89134170168179135846549372415142021231277666619
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNE
20
ENE
10
E
5
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
0.90
4:03AM
1.21
4:49PM
0.95
5:13AM
1.23
5:49PM
1.04
6:09AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.12
10:30AM
0.08
10:27PM
0.10
11:29AM
0.03
11:32PM
0.05
12:20PM
-0.03
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:48-------6:47--
Sunset7:15-------7:15-------7:16-------
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1-1421---------------
Temp. °C1513141617137655641-12466543456
Feels °C (?)9671014911-113-2-8-11-8-6-211-2-2-2-2-2
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