Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.34m | 00:31AM1.18m | 1:06PM1.30m | 1:18AM1.07m | 1:53PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.23m | 6:34AM0.20m | 7:16PM0.31m | 7:18AM0.29m | 8:11PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 5 |
31 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 8 | E 3 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | S 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 5 |
3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 142 | 139 | 302 | 149 | 149 | 109 | 142 | 99 | 149 | 256 | 284 | 40 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 226 | 940 | 486 | 70 |
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