38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.7° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (08 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (08 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
38
37
78
78
79
101
104
104
101
101
106
104
103
84
82
82
58
57
57
46
46
45
29
27
26
25
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:00AM1.46m
7:18PM1.16m
7:39AM1.46m
7:59PM1.13m
8:17AM1.45m
8:38PM1.09m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.05m
1:11PM0.05m
1:07AM0.06m
1:52PM0.05m
1:44AM0.10m
2:31PM0.08m
2:17AM0.14m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
9
9
11
13
14
13
13
12
11
10
12
13
13
11
10
9
8
8
11
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
2
2
5
7
8
6
7
6
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
4
4
3
6
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
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