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38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
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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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | |
31 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 54 | 59 | 87 | 116 | 101 | 67 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 4:40AM1.13m | 5:17PM1.19m | 5:35AM1.16m | 6:04PM1.33m | 6:26AM1.19m | 6:51PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.13m | 11:17PM0.19m | 11:31AM0.05m | 00:14AM0.07m | 12:18PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
31 | 31 | 18 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 26 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 9 |
8 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 54 | 59 | 87 | 116 | 101 | 67 | — | 19 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 142 | 36 | 229 | 446 | 486 | 484 | 321 | 382 | 382 | 486 | 796 | 1436 | 796 | 18 | 135 | 55 | 0 | 36 | 98 | 33 | 285 | 0 |
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