
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 52 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 30 | 31 | 66 | 74 | 130 | 160 | 233 | 285 | 394 | 459 | 565 | 650 | 754 | 732 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:08PM1.21m | 4:47AM0.95m | 5:06PM1.25m | 5:38AM1.02m | 5:53PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.50m | 10:37PM0.45m | 10:20AM0.47m | 11:26PM0.39m | 11:16AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
70 | 52 | 40 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 30 | 21 | 30 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
11 | 18 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 14 | — | 3 | 31 | 66 | 74 | 130 | 160 | 233 | 285 | 394 | 459 | 565 | 650 | 754 | 732 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 486 | 1562 | 1447 | 109 | 28 | 0 | 116 | 308 | 309 | 434 | 948 | 951 | 948 | 951 | 393 | 1074 | 562 | 799 | 290 | 562 | 560 |
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