38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.4° C
1.0° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
1
S
5
1.3
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
2.1
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
18
19
51
162
300
579
280
280
286
258
164
125
104
101
70
54
53
61
61
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15AM1.20m
11:24PM1.29m
11:56AM1.24m
00:08AM1.22m
12:42PM1.28m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.21m
5:30AM0.10m
5:52PM0.24m
6:13AM0.12m
6:50PM0.27m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:07
 mm
2
3
2
3
6
3
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
26
27
26
25
25
23
23
24
25
24
25
27
27
25
22
24
27
25
24
24
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