38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
21.2°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1172
917
835
750
498
332
207
126
59
42
57
57
56
39
39
24
25
24
25
Wind (km/h)
45
N
45
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
20
SW
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:38PM1.40m
8:58AM1.47m
9:19PM1.37m
9:37AM1.52m
9:59PM1.32m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.09m
2:33AM0.04m
3:00PM0.05m
3:09AM0.02m
3:44PM0.05m
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6:48
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6:50
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6:47
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 mm
1
1
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3
16
15
33
7
5
3
2
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
16
16
16
14
14
11
11
12
12
12
12
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