38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.6° C
2.2° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.3
SE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
3
3
3
3
6
6
12
6
3
5
11
12
25
54
116
50
41
44
56
59
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:47AM1.39m
11:00PM1.41m
11:33AM1.37m
11:45PM1.29m
12:19PM1.34m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.03m
5:06AM0.01m
5:28PM0.13m
5:50AM0.10m
6:22PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:51
 mm
3
6
1
4
3
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
21
21
24
24
23
23
24
28
30
29
26
Feels °C
24
23
24
25
25
26
25
25
23
23
19
17
21
23
22
24
26
29
32
32
29
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