38th St Beach Surf Break

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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

4.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
11
11
11
28
17
40
18
17
24
13
9
23
26
59
73
74
79
85
90
72
134
132
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
W
10
N
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM1.09m
00:34AM1.22m
1:15PM1.14m
1:20AM1.16m
2:02PM1.20m
2:13AM1.10m
Low Tide
6:12PM0.30m
6:50AM0.13m
7:09PM0.30m
7:33AM0.12m
8:08PM0.30m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:37
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:37
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
8:27
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:27
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:27
—
—
—
8:25
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
—
—
1
3
5
6
2
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
25
26
26
25
23
23
23
23
25
25
25
22
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
24
25
26
26
30
28
28
22
20
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
19
20
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Energy kJ
4
11
11
11
11
15
7
25
13
14
13
13
7
7
7
8
16
16
10
6
6
14
77
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
—
—
—
—
0.2
ESE
8
—
0.2
ESE
9
—
—
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
12
—
—
—
—
7
—
8
—
—
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
15
14
14
14
3
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.1
NE
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
—
0.1
E
10
—
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
23
24
2
2
—
2
—
1
1
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
NE
2
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
—
7
7
7
9
28
17
40
18
17
24
1
6
23
26
59
73
74
79
85
90
72
134
132
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New Jersey
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LBI Long Beach Island
New Jersey
Tices Sholls
New Jersey
Strathmere 7th Street
New Jersey
K.O.A
Carolina North
Triple S Pier
Carolina North
States Avenue (Gas Chambers)
New Jersey
42nd St VA Beach
Virginia
The Point
Carolina North
Boiler
Carolina North
Long Beach
Long Island NY
Long Beach
Long Island NY
Long Beach
Long Island NY
The Cove Cape May
New Jersey
8th Street Jetty
New Jersey
38th St Beach
New Jersey
92nd Street
Long Island NY
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
1245
951
1591
1063
145
0
1171
145
36
57
31
438
561
7
313
580
420
147
147
147
70
24
0
142
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
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Manasquan Inlet
Tices Sholls
Strathmere 7th Street
Ocean City - 8th Street
The Cove Cape May
8th Street Jetty
Chodes
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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Trestles (Uppers)
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Hollywood Beach
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Rincon - The Cove
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Rincon - Rivermouth
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Coronado Beaches
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Super Tubes
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Rincon - Rivermouth
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Super Tubes
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Trestles (Lowers)
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
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5
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8
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8
8
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5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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7
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