38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
21.9°C
2.1° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the ESE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
E
12
4
E
12
4
E
13
3.5
E
12
4.5
ENE
13
4.5
ENE
12
4.5
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
2.4
E
12
2.2
E
12
2
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4773
5178
5607
3741
6720
6170
5311
4995
4270
1602
1324
1037
676
400
279
220
133
79
57
57
59
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
60
NNE
55
NNE
55
N
50
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
W
30
SW
15
ESE
25
E
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:57PM1.40m
8:20AM1.39m
8:38PM1.40m
8:58AM1.47m
9:19PM1.37m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.16m
1:58AM0.08m
2:18PM0.09m
2:33AM0.04m
3:00PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:48
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6:50
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6:47
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 mm
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1
2
2
9
12
2
6
5
5
3
3
7
6
5
5
5
2
1
Temp °C
16
18
20
17
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
17
Feels °C
7
8
10
7
1
3
3
4
5
7
6
7
9
8
8
8
9
11
14
14
14
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