38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
23.6° C

2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
10
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
13
13
17
31
12
12
12
12
18
11
11
7
11
9
14
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
20
S
20
SW
10
N
5
S
5
NW
0
SSE
5
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
50
WNW
10
N
15
SW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ESE
5
NW
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:08AM1.02m
11:13PM1.32m
11:49AM1.05m
11:52PM1.27m
12:31PM1.09m
00:34AM1.22m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.25m
5:30AM0.14m
5:20PM0.28m
6:10AM0.14m
6:12PM0.30m
6:50AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
1
15
9
1
3
1
3
4
Temp °C
32
33
35
29
30
26
25
26
31
33
33
22
22
22
22
23
25
25
23
23
23
22
23
23
Feels °C
34
33
35
29
31
29
29
29
33
33
33
16
23
23
23
25
28
26
24
24
26
24
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
S
4
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
7
5
23
23
9
10
10
7
7
13
13
13
12
8
4
12
12
11
5
11
7
11
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
5
8
22
22
22
22
21
12
12
4
4
18
11
4
2
1
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
8
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.3
NW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
10
10
12
19
11
11
17
31
2
1
1
4
1
5
9
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
167
1436
1074
36
0
124
183
261
226
2326
70
948
0
91
149
1245
2202
1591
2326
3127
29
1233
1008
799
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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