38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
21.6° C

2.7°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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
14
28
20
20
13
21
20
94
146
91
113
74
55
45
36
28
28
22
22
26
26
26
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
SE
25
S
35
S
35
S
15
SE
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
5
S
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
2:27PM1.20m
2:34AM1.16m
3:24PM1.21m
3:31AM1.06m
4:20PM1.23m
4:31AM1.00m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.24m
8:48AM0.11m
9:23PM0.29m
9:38AM0.17m
10:25PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:28
8:28
 mm
14
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
28
28
27
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
22
23
24
23
21
21
20
21
21
22
24
24
23
21
21
23
22
20
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
9
9
14
6
20
20
13
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
55
45
36
28
28
22
22
26
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
4
4
6
6
6
6
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
28
9
21
20
94
146
91
113
74
1
1
1
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
161
1074
211
36
198
98
29
1081
2874
2436
91
3212
799
28
0
0
0
124
142
149
98
84
36
36
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
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