38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
2.8° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
E
10
2
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
91
131
160
209
291
376
347
372
383
408
472
637
883
1265
1616
1835
1898
1669
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:56AM0.91m
2:15PM1.20m
2:59AM0.92m
3:16PM1.18m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.44m
7:30AM0.50m
8:50PM0.44m
8:30AM0.51m
9:47PM0.41m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
Feels °C
3
2
0
1
0
0
2
2
4
5
6
5
5
4
3
3
5
6
5
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