38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.2° C
2.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
2.2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
34
32
35
39
39
26
25
15
15
15
17
16
15
26
12
32
42
44
42
35
53
453
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
ESE
0
S
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:00PM1.27m
1:08AM1.22m
1:49PM1.26m
1:55AM1.11m
2:39PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.02m
6:54PM0.19m
7:20AM0.09m
7:50PM0.27m
8:04AM0.18m
8:47PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
6
23
Temp °C
24
23
25
27
27
26
25
23
22
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
22
Feels °C
25
23
24
27
28
27
27
22
20
20
21
21
24
24
23
24
24
25
26
25
24
26
20
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