38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.0° C
2.1° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
77
105
211
134
336
386
381
552
187
165
169
144
116
96
96
75
42
40
27
28
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:39PM1.23m
2:47AM1.01m
3:34PM1.22m
3:48AM0.94m
4:31PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.18m
8:47PM0.34m
8:50AM0.25m
9:50PM0.37m
9:42AM0.30m
10:52PM0.37m
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light rain
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
5
21
10
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
22
21
21
22
22
25
27
28
28
26
22
21
20
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
26
23
23
20
19
18
20
20
24
27
27
28
25
19
18
17
20
19
19
21
21
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