38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.1°C
3.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
27
26
40
28
18
18
17
17
17
13
10
10
10
6
8
13
12
7
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
35
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
30
SW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:12PM1.41m
1:42AM1.06m
2:15PM1.40m
2:53AM1.01m
3:30PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:42PM0.28m
7:33AM0.22m
8:52PM0.30m
8:38AM0.24m
10:07PM0.28m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:23
7:22
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
28
30
29
27
24
24
22
26
30
31
23
22
22
21
20
24
26
26
24
22
Feels °C
27
29
31
30
28
22
26
22
26
31
31
21
23
23
19
18
21
23
25
23
20
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