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38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
4.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.7
SW
1.2
SSW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)666667788779999945677788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6071868389100696647271738362020121578171208168155163133
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
W
40
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
0.77
5:28AM
1.14
5:48PM
0.80
6:13AM
1.19
6:35PM
0.83
6:57AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
0.10
11:51AM
0.10
11:29PM
0.06
12:36PM
0.04
12:13AM
0.01
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------7:15-------7:15-------7:15-
Sunset4:55-------4:57-------4:59-------
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C777765111-2-3-4-4-5-4012444457
Feels °C (?)11110-4-9-9-9-13-14-15-14-16-14-9-7-7-7-5-4-4-3-1
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