Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 61 | 85 | 130 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 30 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.39m | 11:00PM1.41m | 11:33AM1.37m | 11:45PM1.29m | 12:19PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM-0.07m | 4:37PM0.03m | 5:06AM0.01m | 5:28PM0.13m | 5:50AM0.10m | 6:22PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 80 | 57 | 42 | 33 | 30 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — |
2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 61 | 85 | 130 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 614 | 561 | 562 | 1436 | 2641 | 2641 | 2344 | 619 | 1183 | 2206 | 1436 | 1170 | 1245 | 2636 | 1239 | 1121 | 1112 | 1245 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 29 |
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