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38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 EST
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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
4.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.6
SSW
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)995566777788888778778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1213377210110916813125482113110856752382933281918171717
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
0.83
6:57AM
1.23
7:20PM
0.86
7:38AM
1.27
8:01PM
0.90
8:15AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.01
1:17PM
-0.02
12:55AM
-0.03
1:53PM
-0.07
1:35AM
-0.06
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------7:15-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset4:59-------5:00-------5:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C00344466445530-2-1-1-2-2-2-3-4-20
Feels °C (?)-8-8-6-5-5-4-3-2-1-111-2-4-7-6-6-8-7-8-10-11-9-8
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