38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.7° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
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)
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
36
60
58
61
59
54
53
43
51
66
39
53
51
37
36
35
23
23
22
28
21
14
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:13AM1.62m
9:42PM1.25m
9:59AM1.63m
10:31PM1.19m
10:50AM1.60m
Low Tide
2:40AM-0.05m
3:31PM-0.05m
3:23AM-0.04m
4:21PM-0.02m
4:10AM0.01m
5:17PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
11
11
12
11
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
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