38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.3°C
2.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.7
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
35
20
28
22
22
22
21
21
33
19
30
18
30
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:41PM1.27m
6:07AM0.97m
6:27PM1.33m
6:52AM1.03m
7:11PM1.37m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.37m
11:46AM0.35m
00:49AM0.30m
12:33PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
27
25
24
23
22
21
24
25
26
25
24
23
20
20
23
25
26
24
23
Feels °C
25
23
23
22
20
20
23
23
24
25
24
23
18
17
21
23
24
22
22
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