38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
18.8°C
2.7° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 3PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
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3
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.9
E
10
2.2
E
11
1.9
E
12
2.5
ESE
12
2.2
ESE
12
3
E
12
2.1
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
716
1128
976
1649
1294
2704
1083
878
1657
1026
818
1375
1478
884
1009
1069
1190
1235
1128
1981
1960
1847
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59AM0.92m
3:16PM1.18m
4:06AM0.96m
4:19PM1.20m
5:00AM1.05m
5:11PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.51m
9:47PM0.41m
9:37AM0.49m
10:36PM0.35m
10:40AM0.42m
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Temp °C
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
6
6
6
8
10
11
9
7
6
5
3
3
5
5
5
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