38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
9
11
41
117
137
130
104
73
61
47
51
40
39
26
25
15
27
25
27
26
10
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
15
ESE
10
SE
0
SW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:09PM1.29m
00:19AM1.34m
1:00PM1.27m
1:08AM1.22m
1:49PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:45AM-0.06m
5:56PM0.10m
6:33AM0.02m
6:54PM0.19m
7:20AM0.09m
7:50PM0.27m
clear
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
1
3
13
Temp °C
24
24
25
26
27
24
23
24
24
24
25
27
25
24
24
23
20
20
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
24
28
29
25
22
23
25
25
24
27
24
23
26
23
18
19
22
22
22
23
23
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