Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.35m | 10:21PM1.35m | 10:43AM1.38m | 11:01PM1.28m | 11:26AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.05m | 3:59PM0.12m | 4:17AM0.06m | 4:44PM0.15m | 4:55AM0.09m | 5:37PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 535 | 562 | 562 | 2506 | 1574 | 139 | 70 | 0 | 261 | 261 | 431 | 940 | 940 | 1170 | 1170 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 468 | 1172 | 3 | 90 |
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