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38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is 4.9°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 6AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ENE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)777877777774588874566666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1111181110444444345511928737253453323
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
1.56
11:03AM
1.13
11:22PM
1.51
12:02PM
1.07
12:22AM
1.44
1:06PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
-0.15
4:42PM
-0.08
5:50AM
-0.07
5:40PM
0.01
6:54AM
0.01
6:45PM
0.09
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:13-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------7:38-------7:39-------7:40-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-------------21--
Temp. °C1088899101075425666779109101314
Feels °C (?)74544343-1-2-3-4100-10-113561113
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