38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
26.3° C
2.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
6
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
8
3
8
9
9
3
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:45PM1.61m
9:16AM1.34m
9:33PM1.58m
10:02AM1.38m
10:17PM1.51m
Low Tide
2:09PM-0.07m
2:59AM-0.12m
3:00PM-0.09m
3:42AM-0.12m
3:49PM-0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
24
23
22
26
30
31
29
27
26
24
23
25
25
25
23
23
Feels °C
25
24
24
24
23
23
27
30
29
29
27
25
22
22
25
25
24
22
23
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