38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.9° C
2.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
8
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.7
S
6
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
6
7
7
7
4
12
4
4
8
8
8
7
7
28
83
187
127
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
S
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:40PM1.56m
11:17AM1.29m
11:29PM1.46m
12:09PM1.29m
Low Tide
4:05PM-0.08m
4:55AM-0.12m
4:59PM0.00m
5:45AM-0.06m
5:56PM0.10m
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
3
6
33
15
Temp °C
31
31
29
27
26
24
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
31
33
27
26
24
23
26
23
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
28
26
27
24
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