38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
23.7° C

2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
21
13
13
22
27
19
15
12
12
18
57
11
15
18
34
20
20
14
12
14
19
50
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
40
W
15
NNW
15
N
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
E
5
N
10
ENE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:49AM1.05m
11:52PM1.27m
12:31PM1.09m
00:34AM1.22m
1:15PM1.14m
1:20AM1.16m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.14m
5:20PM0.28m
6:10AM0.14m
6:12PM0.30m
6:50AM0.13m
7:09PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
5
1
2
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
33
34
34
28
23
24
23
23
26
27
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
31
32
35
34
33
25
24
24
24
25
29
27
26
27
28
27
25
27
28
28
28
26
23
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
6
3
21
13
13
13
12
17
11
7
8
11
18
11
10
18
20
8
8
14
9
14
7
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
22
22
3
12
12
12
12
18
7
11
7
1
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
19
1
1
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
3
5
22
27
15
8
57
11
15
34
20
20
13
12
4
19
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
226
431
474
2326
1373
70
24
0
36
261
2369
3129
2326
1231
104
183
1171
614
145
2517
145
90
395
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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