38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.7° 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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
10
21
15
15
20
22
22
17
19
18
54
49
47
33
31
29
21
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
NE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:31AM1.18m
1:06PM1.30m
1:18AM1.07m
1:53PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.23m
6:34AM0.20m
7:16PM0.31m
7:18AM0.29m
8:11PM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
26
25
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
27
30
31
29
27
Feels °C
32
29
28
28
27
27
28
26
28
27
27
27
25
26
27
28
28
28
27
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