38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 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
12.9° C
(Which is 2.1°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 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (11 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 Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
6
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
146
91
60
60
32
41
81
39
29
42
43
30
30
32
33
32
20
19
19
18
16
28
68
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
W
15
N
20
N
5
NNE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:26PM0.96m
3:37AM1.12m
4:26PM1.06m
4:40AM1.13m
5:17PM1.19m
5:35AM1.16m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.37m
9:53AM0.20m
10:16PM0.30m
10:44AM0.13m
11:17PM0.19m
11:31AM0.05m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
1
Temp °C
22
18
15
14
10
9
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
18
18
14
12
4
3
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
9
8
8
6
6
7
7
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.6
E
5
0.5
SE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
6
98
91
60
60
30
41
6
21
29
42
43
30
30
32
33
32
20
19
19
18
11
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.6
SE
8
0.5
E
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
10
6
2
5
5
26
6
14
39
15
4
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
10
10
5
10
6
21
13
13
13
8
4
8
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
7
0.4
NE
2
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
Energy kJ
101
146
1
32
36
81
6
2
1
5
6
10
16
28
68
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
284
0
0
2
139
147
139
66
52
28
3
0
0
40
0
109
446
486
446
467
313
320
382
1574
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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