38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.3°C
3.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
1
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)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
9
7
7
6
12
9
29
41
49
39
33
41
33
23
46
44
16
15
30
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
5
E
15
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:30PM1.40m
4:16AM1.03m
4:47PM1.43m
5:26AM1.10m
5:50PM1.48m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.24m
10:07PM0.28m
9:53AM0.23m
11:14PM0.21m
11:05AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:19
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
24
24
23
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
22
23
23
22
23
Feels °C
23
26
25
25
26
24
22
20
21
19
20
20
20
21
19
17
19
22
21
20
20
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