Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 37 | 54 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:45PM1.22m | 3:05AM0.92m | 3:47PM1.21m | 4:16AM0.90m | 4:49PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.36m | 9:11PM0.44m | 8:55AM0.41m | 10:17PM0.45m | 9:56AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 7 | — | 31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | 4 | 18 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 58 | 37 | 54 | 46 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 467 | 1392 | 486 | 467 | 535 | 486 | 493 | 493 | 940 | 3283 | 1097 | 535 | 486 | 493 | 251 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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