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38th St Beach Surf Forecast
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38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.4°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 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | |
268 | 256 | 207 | 144 | 119 | 112 | 90 | 87 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.16m | 4:14AM1.14m | 4:59PM1.22m | 5:11AM1.09m | 5:46PM1.27m | 5:59AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.25m | 10:23AM0.11m | 10:55PM0.24m | 11:11AM0.12m | 11:49PM0.21m | 11:54AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 268 | 256 | 207 | 144 | 119 | 112 | 90 | 87 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 47 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 357 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 123 | 111 | 111 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 90 |
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