38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.9° C
1.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
15
28
54
50
52
43
43
58
65
70
75
96
64
32
41
46
53
67
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:51AM1.08m
2:31PM1.34m
2:57AM1.02m
3:41PM1.38m
Low Tide
7:51PM0.28m
7:51AM0.15m
9:00PM0.29m
8:50AM0.16m
10:16PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
2
Temp °C
26
25
26
26
26
25
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
26
29
31
30
27
25
Feels °C
27
26
28
28
28
27
29
29
28
27
27
28
28
27
30
31
29
26
26
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