38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.5° C
2.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
25
61
119
139
173
81
95
35
22
22
29
29
30
30
30
29
25
29
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:45PM1.29m
12:19PM1.34m
00:31AM1.18m
1:06PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.13m
5:50AM0.10m
6:22PM0.23m
6:34AM0.20m
7:16PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:49
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
24
24
24
26
28
29
29
27
25
24
23
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
21
20
22
21
23
26
29
31
32
32
30
27
26
25
29
28
27
28
29
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