38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
19.3°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
17
25
25
25
42
42
40
38
37
36
36
36
36
36
36
42
36
37
37
35
45
38
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:04AM1.54m
11:35PM1.17m
11:58AM1.50m
00:35AM1.10m
1:00PM1.46m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.08m
5:26PM0.14m
5:18AM0.14m
6:30PM0.20m
6:18AM0.21m
7:36PM0.25m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
19
19
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
24
23
21
20
20
23
27
27
27
21
Feels °C
19
19
20
20
20
19
18
19
20
19
20
22
21
23
21
19
18
18
21
24
25
26
22
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