38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
23.3°C
2.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
22
22
64
81
52
70
109
135
147
203
118
108
111
93
77
79
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:01PM1.23m
2:28AM0.92m
3:01PM1.21m
3:39AM0.91m
4:08PM1.21m
Low Tide
8:33PM0.47m
8:11AM0.49m
9:37PM0.48m
9:13AM0.50m
10:37PM0.45m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
6:58
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
21
20
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
24
22
18
16
14
15
17
18
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
20
20
22
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