38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
26.2°C
3.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
7
12
7
16
26
15
15
14
23
39
22
22
22
22
21
21
33
31
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:49PM1.23m
5:17AM0.92m
5:41PM1.27m
6:07AM0.97m
6:27PM1.33m
Low Tide
11:15PM0.42m
10:55AM0.40m
00:05AM0.37m
11:46AM0.35m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:40
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
23
24
24
24
26
27
28
26
25
23
22
21
24
26
27
25
23
Feels °C
22
24
23
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
23
20
20
19
22
24
24
23
20
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