38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 2026 EDT
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38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (14 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
S
8
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
36
28
39
42
34
35
48
97
112
138
119
96
96
106
84
81
63
60
41
92
42
50
94
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:26AM1.19m
6:51PM1.45m
7:19AM1.20m
7:41PM1.56m
8:14AM1.21m
8:33PM1.63m
Low Tide
12:18PM-0.02m
1:09AM-0.05m
1:07PM-0.09m
2:04AM-0.13m
1:57PM-0.13m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:04
8:05
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
12
16
15
11
9
8
10
13
16
17
16
14
14
13
14
17
19
18
17
17
19
12
11
11
6
12
10
5
3
2
5
8
12
11
12
11
12
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.9
S
6
Energy kJ
30
36
28
39
42
34
35
48
97
112
138
119
96
96
106
84
81
63
60
41
41
40
24
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
6
0.7
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
4
4
4
9
8
3
67
24
16
13
3
31
27
34
29
30
18
19
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.4
E
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
1
3
3
3
47
45
34
34
20
23
2
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
S
8
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
92
42
50
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
33
308
310
310
310
18
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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