38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
23.0°C
2.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
240
282
298
343
358
413
634
691
741
758
847
958
1222
1460
1548
1676
1771
1973
2079
2151
2151
2188
2049
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:38AM1.02m
5:53PM1.30m
6:21AM1.11m
6:35PM1.35m
7:01AM1.20m
7:16PM1.38m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.39m
11:16AM0.41m
00:07AM0.31m
12:04PM0.33m
00:45AM0.23m
12:50PM0.24m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
16
Feels °C
13
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
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