38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C

3.0°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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
33
28
33
24
22
15
9
10
13
14
13
12
27
7
7
7
14
43
99
77
144
86
75
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
40
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SE
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:25PM1.52m
6:55AM1.13m
7:20PM1.60m
7:55AM1.15m
8:17PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:45AM-0.00m
00:51AM-0.01m
12:40PM-0.06m
1:49AM-0.09m
1:36PM-0.11m
2:44AM-0.16m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
2
2
11
35
Temp °C
29
31
31
23
23
22
21
20
25
27
29
27
26
23
22
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
17
Feels °C
29
30
32
19
23
23
21
19
24
25
26
25
25
22
21
22
21
19
20
21
20
19
20
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
16
2
28
33
24
22
15
9
10
13
14
13
12
12
7
3
7
7
7
3
56
73
86
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
9
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.7
S
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
1
33
1
2
1
1
2
27
4
5
7
14
43
99
77
144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
198
57
40
40
40
36
150
230
261
285
29
36
16
29
70
98
1008
551
90
67
24
33
18
7
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
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