38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 EDT
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38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
5.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.7
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
S
1.2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)556666777777788884677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44528610513914814826310270594231332422205423923223515912667
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
WNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
30
SSW
40
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
0.74
3:12AM
1.00
3:48PM
0.73
4:24AM
1.02
4:58PM
0.77
5:22AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
0.29
8:15PM
0.28
9:46AM
0.31
9:22PM
0.29
10:50AM
0.27
10:32PM
0.25
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:59-------7:00-------7:00-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light snow
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1---1--1------------
Temp. °C1615131313131313631221013458101085
Feels °C (?)1211888888-2-5-6-5-5-6-6-4-5-6-7-2-11-1-6
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