38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 25 May 2026 EDT
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38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (26 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
63
47
45
45
44
41
33
35
35
35
25
23
13
13
14
24
22
24
23
17
39
35
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
N
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
E
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
4:59PM1.22m
5:11AM1.09m
5:46PM1.27m
5:59AM1.06m
6:28PM1.31m
6:43AM1.04m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.24m
11:11AM0.12m
11:49PM0.21m
11:54AM0.13m
00:39AM0.18m
12:35PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
21
21
21
20
19
18
19
21
20
20
21
21
23
20
16
17
19
19
20
18
18
18
19
20
22
22
22
20
18
17
18
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
65
63
47
45
45
44
41
33
35
35
35
25
23
13
13
14
24
22
24
23
17
39
35
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
7
0.1
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
35
34
34
23
23
23
32
29
29
19
19
19
11
10
10
11
11
16
19
20
14
2
22
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
4
3
3
7
5
4
4
5
1
1
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
0
0
0
69
309
284
313
134
40
40
36
36
98
57
57
31
31
29
24
0
0
98
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
4
3
3
4
4
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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