38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.7° C
1.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
552
470
443
265
135
131
101
59
57
77
47
42
69
82
69
54
28
30
23
27
50
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
S
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56AM1.24m
00:08AM1.22m
12:42PM1.28m
00:57AM1.15m
1:32PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:52PM0.24m
6:13AM0.12m
6:50PM0.27m
6:59AM0.13m
7:51PM0.28m
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:05
 mm
6
4
6
3
Temp °C
24
25
26
28
24
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
28
30
22
22
22
22
21
22
21
23
25
26
24
25
27
28
26
26
26
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