38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
23.4°C
2.5° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
1
ENE
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
17
18
19
19
15
11
16
15
15
15
16
14
8
14
22
22
22
44
52
95
138
156
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
NNW
15
N
15
ENE
15
E
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:42AM1.04m
1:09PM1.28m
1:32AM0.97m
2:01PM1.23m
2:28AM0.92m
3:01PM1.21m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.38m
7:35PM0.42m
7:18AM0.45m
8:33PM0.47m
8:11AM0.49m
9:37PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:00
7:00
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
21
21
24
24
24
24
23
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
24
23
23
23
21
18
16
15
14
15
16
16
17
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