38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.3° C
1.1° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
23
24
16
18
30
51
78
97
93
73
65
64
68
72
70
46
33
61
44
40
37
32
39
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:07AM1.01m
8:23PM1.40m
8:49AM1.05m
9:02PM1.41m
9:27AM1.10m
9:38PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.20m
1:43PM0.21m
2:41AM0.14m
2:24PM0.18m
3:15AM0.11m
3:01PM0.17m
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5:52
5:54
5:54
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8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
24
25
23
24
23
22
22
22
24
25
25
23
22
21
20
21
23
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
22
23
25
25
27
27
26
24
23
22
20
22
24
23
23
24
23
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