38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.7°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
S
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
40
41
45
46
45
152
95
91
35
47
40
27
34
26
32
32
40
39
16
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
N
0
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:18AM1.17m
8:32PM1.43m
8:56AM1.24m
9:09PM1.43m
9:31AM1.30m
9:44PM1.40m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.15m
2:00PM0.18m
2:39AM0.10m
2:40PM0.14m
3:10AM0.06m
3:19PM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
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7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
25
25
23
23
25
27
27
27
27
26
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
23
23
24
25
26
25
26
26
27
26
26
29
29
27
28
28
28
22
19
19
20
22
22
23
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