38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.5°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
0
0
0
0
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
11
15
19
20
15
11
11
10
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
8
7
10
24
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
10:06AM1.35m
10:21PM1.35m
10:43AM1.38m
11:01PM1.28m
11:26AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.05m
3:59PM0.12m
4:17AM0.06m
4:44PM0.15m
4:55AM0.09m
5:37PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
24
25
25
24
25
25
24
23
24
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
25
26
27
25
25
Feels °C
22
22
24
23
23
24
25
28
27
25
27
24
23
23
26
25
25
24
28
26
27
26
28
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