Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.25m | 2:06AM0.98m | 2:45PM1.22m | 3:05AM0.92m | 3:47PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.39m | 8:03AM0.36m | 9:11PM0.44m | 8:55AM0.41m | 10:17PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
47 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 5 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 5 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 19 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 285 | 486 | 446 | 484 | 84 | 84 | 167 | 149 | 261 | 486 | 486 | 52 | 31 | 309 | 320 | 940 | 431 | 474 | 940 | 535 |
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