38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
11.3° C
(Which is 4.1°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 1AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
0.5
S
0.3
SE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)776664444444555677788887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)443220191110151171112183565331671011101010104
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
W
40
NW
35
NW
10
WNW
25
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
1.52
9:24AM
1.24
9:40PM
1.56
10:12AM
1.20
10:28PM
1.56
11:03AM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
-0.17
3:08AM
-0.21
3:08PM
-0.18
3:57AM
-0.20
3:53PM
-0.15
4:50AM
-0.15
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:15-------6:13--
Sunset7:36-------7:37-------7:37-------
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C242120111099999911121311711131211107910
Feels °C (?)23191886455655811113-176765110
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