38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.1° C
2.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
E
14
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
1.4
SSW
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
4
4
6
4
8
8
8
7
7
19
71
127
73
75
191
72
57
44
32
33
34
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
0
ENE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
0
N
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
E
10
E
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:17AM1.29m
11:29PM1.46m
12:09PM1.29m
00:19AM1.34m
1:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:55AM-0.12m
4:59PM0.00m
5:45AM-0.06m
5:56PM0.10m
6:33AM0.02m
6:54PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
1
1
5
29
2
4
1
Temp °C
27
25
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
27
25
21
23
23
23
23
25
28
27
25
25
Feels °C
27
25
28
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
30
19
22
22
23
23
25
28
27
25
26
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