38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
19.0°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
43
51
49
47
40
30
35
41
48
50
64
95
124
158
157
150
131
88
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
20
E
15
SE
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:41AM1.05m
2:07PM1.42m
2:54AM1.05m
3:21PM1.39m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.25m
7:24AM0.26m
8:45PM0.27m
8:34AM0.29m
9:54PM0.24m
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Temp °C
25
26
22
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
Feels °C
23
25
22
17
13
14
14
14
16
15
16
14
13
13
13
16
19
21
19
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