38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 04 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
11.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 2AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.4
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
51
82
95
113
124
107
158
248
319
338
303
255
248
219
220
199
148
97
162
66
57
40
40
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
10:44PM1.31m
11:11AM0.95m
11:24PM1.26m
11:56AM0.91m
00:08AM1.22m
12:44PM0.88m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.19m
5:03AM0.16m
4:38PM0.25m
5:49AM0.22m
5:18PM0.31m
6:38AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:54
5:52
5:52
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7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
15
15
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
14
12
11
10
10
9
9
8
11
10
10
12
10
10
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
14
10
9
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
14
14
14
6
6
6
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
84
66
57
40
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.4
S
6
1.7
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.7
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.3
NNE
2
Energy kJ
49
51
82
95
113
124
107
158
248
319
338
303
255
248
219
220
199
148
97
162
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2202
2202
310
310
310
310
1561
1561
1561
1567
1574
1194
501
1172
1245
1562
1172
1172
91
2
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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