38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.2° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 10PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
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2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2725
3401
1369
1215
963
785
599
505
345
282
234
231
283
307
232
355
270
207
181
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:11PM1.23m
5:44AM1.16m
5:55PM1.26m
6:23AM1.27m
6:38PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.27m
11:32AM0.32m
11:58PM0.18m
12:21PM0.22m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
13
11
10
10
13
17
18
16
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
4
3
4
6
11
14
12
10
7
6
6
7
7
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8
8
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