38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.8° C
1.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
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)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
62
111
79
47
65
55
31
32
19
32
31
19
44
24
47
102
58
60
60
64
72
86
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:42PM1.28m
00:57AM1.15m
1:32PM1.31m
1:51AM1.08m
2:31PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.12m
6:50PM0.27m
6:59AM0.13m
7:51PM0.28m
7:51AM0.15m
9:00PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
28
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
22
23
23
23
23
25
25
26
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
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