38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.2° C
1.8° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
25
34
59
83
81
56
39
26
24
24
19
24
12
8
9
21
28
36
39
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
0
ESE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:55PM1.44m
5:30AM1.05m
5:58PM1.51m
6:31AM1.11m
6:56PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.16m
11:25PM0.18m
11:10AM0.10m
00:25AM0.09m
12:13PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
28
31
31
31
27
25
23
23
28
31
32
31
30
28
27
26
27
31
32
31
29
Feels °C
29
30
30
31
26
25
23
24
30
30
30
31
30
29
29
29
29
31
31
32
30
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