38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.3°C
3.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
20
18
22
27
25
15
29
28
27
27
28
15
15
14
6
6
6
6
7
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:47PM1.43m
5:26AM1.10m
5:50PM1.48m
6:23AM1.20m
6:44PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.23m
11:14PM0.21m
11:05AM0.18m
00:10AM0.12m
12:06PM0.10m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:19
7:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
23
25
26
25
24
Feels °C
20
19
20
21
21
23
20
19
21
21
21
22
21
20
20
18
22
24
23
22
23
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