38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.8°C
3.2° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
13
12
13
53
31
16
26
43
44
32
24
24
23
23
23
42
30
21
21
21
27
20
20
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
30
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:35AM1.48m
9:50PM1.42m
10:15AM1.48m
10:30PM1.33m
10:55AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:11AM-0.04m
3:30PM0.01m
3:49AM0.01m
4:14PM0.07m
4:25AM0.09m
4:59PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:08
7:07
 mm
1
4
5
4
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
22
26
27
26
25
24
23
19
18
23
23
22
21
Feels °C
23
21
21
20
21
22
22
23
24
25
25
24
28
29
28
28
25
23
15
15
20
19
19
16
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