38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
15.9°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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (09 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (09 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
101
104
104
103
84
82
82
58
57
46
45
45
29
43
27
26
20
20
19
9
9
9
8
41
10
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:39AM1.46m
7:59PM1.13m
8:17AM1.45m
8:38PM1.09m
8:53AM1.42m
9:15PM1.04m
Low Tide
1:07AM0.06m
1:52PM0.05m
1:44AM0.10m
2:31PM0.08m
2:17AM0.14m
3:09PM0.13m
2:51AM0.20m
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6:33
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6:37
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Temp °C
12
11
12
14
13
12
10
9
8
8
11
15
16
15
13
12
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
Feels °C
6
4
4
6
5
6
5
4
3
3
5
8
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
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