38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.1°C
3.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
10
10
10
10
6
6
6
8
8
8
6
11
7
17
26
36
42
36
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:15PM1.40m
2:53AM1.01m
3:30PM1.40m
4:16AM1.03m
4:47PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.30m
8:38AM0.24m
10:07PM0.28m
9:53AM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
26
24
23
22
24
25
24
24
23
22
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
30
30
27
26
23
20
22
25
23
23
22
22
23
20
21
19
20
21
21
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