38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
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1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.4
ESE
12
3.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
11
7
3
104
132
143
187
270
346
404
486
445
408
434
522
1271
1739
1532
2538
2846
1649
3643
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:21PM1.23m
1:56AM0.91m
2:15PM1.20m
2:59AM0.92m
3:16PM1.18m
Low Tide
6:34AM0.47m
7:55PM0.44m
7:30AM0.50m
8:50PM0.44m
8:30AM0.51m
9:47PM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:07
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7:09
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7:11
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6:15
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6:14
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6:13
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 mm
1
4
2
1
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Temp °C
13
9
8
7
10
10
10
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
6
1
0
-1
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
5
4
6
5
4
3
4
5
6
5
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