38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.5° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
17
19
18
54
49
47
33
31
29
13
20
20
19
18
18
14
16
21
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
N
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:18AM1.07m
1:53PM1.25m
2:06AM0.98m
2:45PM1.22m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.31m
7:18AM0.29m
8:11PM0.39m
8:03AM0.36m
9:11PM0.44m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
23
26
28
29
29
26
26
25
24
25
24
22
22
22
Feels °C
29
28
27
28
27
25
27
29
29
28
26
27
26
24
26
25
22
23
23
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