38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.5° C
2.3° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
22
22
17
19
18
54
49
47
45
31
29
13
20
20
19
11
18
18
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:06PM1.30m
1:18AM1.07m
1:53PM1.25m
2:06AM0.98m
2:45PM1.22m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.31m
7:18AM0.29m
8:11PM0.39m
8:03AM0.36m
9:11PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
24
25
25
24
23
27
29
30
29
27
27
25
23
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
27
26
28
26
28
28
27
26
28
29
28
28
28
27
25
23
25
24
24
24
25
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