38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 29 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
7.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)688888455555566666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2120206665061616464666975838586109124131131128193220
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09AM
1.25
6:40PM
1.13
6:58AM
1.26
7:27PM
1.21
7:44AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32PM
0.05
12:20PM
-0.03
12:29AM
-0.01
1:06PM
-0.08
1:20AM
-0.06
1:48PM
-0.11
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise---6:47-------6:45-------6:43----
Sunset------7:17-------7:19-------7:19-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C65445887791010121214161515151416191916
Feels °C (?)1000-10-1-2-1233569121112111012141410
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