38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
23.5°C
3.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
S
4
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
NE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
E
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
52
40
33
29
29
49
30
31
66
74
130
160
233
285
394
459
565
650
754
732
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:08PM1.21m
4:47AM0.95m
5:06PM1.25m
5:38AM1.02m
5:53PM1.30m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.50m
10:37PM0.45m
10:20AM0.47m
11:26PM0.39m
11:16AM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:58
6:57
6:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
22
22
23
22
23
21
20
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
20
19
21
21
23
23
19
15
14
15
14
14
14
13
12
10
10
9
8
9
9
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