38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C

3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
16
18
28
20
18
17
10
10
9
12
13
13
12
11
7
7
7
10
31
22
26
80
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
10
SSW
10
SE
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58AM1.11m
6:25PM1.52m
6:55AM1.13m
7:20PM1.60m
7:55AM1.15m
8:17PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:45AM-0.00m
00:51AM-0.01m
12:40PM-0.06m
1:49AM-0.09m
1:36PM-0.11m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
3
14
Temp °C
22
24
29
32
32
32
27
25
21
20
25
27
29
27
26
23
23
23
23
22
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
22
25
29
31
31
33
28
24
18
18
24
25
27
25
25
22
22
22
21
19
21
21
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
23
22
16
18
28
20
18
17
10
10
9
12
13
13
12
11
6
3
7
7
7
7
26
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
5
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
7
10
31
22
80
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
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
98
98
198
57
57
40
57
211
161
256
261
535
29
36
16
167
29
98
618
551
3235
124
90
3
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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