38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 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 SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
4
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
27
8
8
8
8
7
7
36
87
112
122
86
157
72
47
47
35
36
40
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
E
30
S
35
SW
20
W
25
W
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:17AM1.29m
11:29PM1.46m
12:09PM1.29m
00:19AM1.34m
1:00PM1.27m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.00m
5:45AM-0.06m
5:56PM0.10m
6:33AM0.02m
6:54PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
6
5
5
3
9
2
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
23
25
23
24
22
25
27
26
24
24
Feels °C
28
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
30
31
20
23
24
24
21
24
27
26
24
25
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