38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.7° C
2.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
5
1.5
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
139
69
48
36
21
34
37
37
29
30
31
31
30
29
29
18
17
16
15
33
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:45PM1.29m
12:19PM1.34m
00:31AM1.18m
1:06PM1.30m
1:18AM1.07m
1:53PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.10m
6:22PM0.23m
6:34AM0.20m
7:16PM0.31m
7:18AM0.29m
8:11PM0.39m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
26
29
30
29
27
25
24
23
26
27
27
27
27
26
24
24
27
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
24
25
26
28
31
32
32
29
27
26
25
28
30
29
29
29
26
23
24
28
26
27
26
27
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