38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
19.0°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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)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 9°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
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2
2
1
2
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2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
10
2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2
E
11
2.2
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.4
ESE
12
3
E
12
3.5
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
2.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
243
280
270
251
225
282
354
776
1152
969
1278
1488
1513
2538
2905
1127
1049
1009
1011
1807
1841
1089
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:15PM1.20m
2:59AM0.92m
3:16PM1.18m
4:06AM0.96m
4:19PM1.20m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.50m
8:50PM0.44m
8:30AM0.51m
9:47PM0.41m
9:37AM0.49m
10:36PM0.35m
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clear
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7:09
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6:13
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Temp °C
9
9
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
14
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
1
2
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
6
5
4
6
8
11
10
9
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