38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
173
277
485
377
137
122
119
92
92
65
44
47
29
27
26
20
19
20
33
62
76
48
76
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
NW
10
NNW
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:47AM1.01m
3:34PM1.22m
3:48AM0.94m
4:31PM1.23m
4:50AM0.91m
5:23PM1.25m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.25m
9:50PM0.37m
9:42AM0.30m
10:52PM0.37m
10:35AM0.32m
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
16
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
23
26
27
28
27
26
22
21
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
Feels °C
23
20
22
26
27
28
29
27
18
17
17
19
17
18
20
21
21
19
19
19
20
19
20
20
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