
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 49 | 37 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 104 | 131 | 171 | 261 | 423 | 608 | 775 | 1098 | 1197 | 1219 | 1235 | 1344 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:09AM1.00m | 12:30PM1.28m | 1:01AM0.94m | 1:21PM1.23m | 1:56AM0.91m | 2:15PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.41m | 7:02PM0.40m | 6:34AM0.47m | 7:55PM0.44m | 7:30AM0.50m | 8:50PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 49 | 37 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 4 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 6 | E 15 | E 8 | E 15 | E 14 | — | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
19 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 50 | — | 2 | 10 | 24 | 27 | 104 | 131 | 171 | 261 | 423 | 608 | 775 | 1098 | 1197 | 1219 | 1235 | 1344 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 135 | 135 | 313 | 313 | 1163 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 535 | 302 | 307 | 940 | 940 | 977 | 977 | 449 | 449 | 310 | 302 | 435 | 435 | 435 | 1076 |
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