38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
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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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.7
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
37
33
30
22
36
35
35
30
30
18
12
12
12
12
7
8
9
11
15
16
11
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
WNW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:28PM1.31m
6:43AM1.04m
7:09PM1.35m
7:28AM1.03m
7:49PM1.37m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.13m
00:39AM0.18m
12:35PM0.14m
1:25AM0.14m
1:15PM0.15m
2:09AM0.12m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
1
Temp °C
20
23
24
24
23
21
19
18
21
22
22
19
17
14
13
14
18
20
22
19
19
16
13
10
21
24
25
25
23
21
18
16
18
20
18
14
12
9
9
10
16
15
17
15
14
11
6
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
20
20
37
33
30
22
36
28
30
30
30
15
8
8
12
12
7
8
8
3
3
16
11
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
10
11
4
1
1
18
35
35
35
8
8
18
12
12
8
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
E
10
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
7
5
9
4
5
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
SW
2
0.7
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
N
3
0.7
N
3
Energy kJ
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
9
11
15
2
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
24
36
0
36
29
0
0
0
0
24
36
36
36
211
211
256
261
940
820
198
57
814
896
799
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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