
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 43 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 40 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 50 | 64 | 95 | 124 | 158 | 157 | 150 | 131 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.05m | 2:07PM1.42m | 2:54AM1.05m | 3:21PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36PM0.25m | 7:24AM0.26m | 8:45PM0.27m | 8:34AM0.29m | 9:54PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
35 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 47 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 131 | 88 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
5 | 34 | 51 | 49 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | N 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
22 | 43 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 50 | 64 | 95 | 124 | 158 | 157 | 150 | 16 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 3 | 0 | 145 | 149 | 31 | 474 | 940 | 560 | 948 | 562 | 477 | 183 | 183 | 313 | 99 | 90 | 3 | 3 |
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