Surf Forecast Surf Report

38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 23 May 2025 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
17.3° C
(Which is 4.1°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 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.4
SSW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.5
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)888999999998888888888999999999399999999999994445555566677788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)136109897456574039252424131212125555553333338883888888888888372027353334393936394371198218193221192
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
0
NNW
10
NE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
1.20
5:42PM
1.39
6:05AM
1.21
6:33PM
1.51
7:01AM
1.21
7:26PM
1.60
7:59AM
1.21
8:20PM
1.65
8:55AM
1.20
9:13PM
1.66
9:48AM
1.18
10:04PM
1.62
10:41AM
1.15
10:56PM
1.55
11:37AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
-0.01
11:53PM
0.03
11:58AM
-0.07
12:52AM
-0.07
12:50PM
-0.12
1:50AM
-0.15
1:43PM
-0.14
2:44AM
-0.19
2:34PM
-0.14
3:36AM
-0.18
3:24PM
-0.10
4:27AM
-0.13
4:15PM
-0.02
5:23AM
-0.06
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:35-------5:35-------5:35-------5:33-------5:33-------5:33--
Sunset-----8:10-------8:10-------8:12-------8:13-------8:14-------8:15-------8:15------
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Rain (mm)
1--1-----------------------------------1221----------------1
Temp. °C12121516171613119101415151412111010151818171614131216161516171616161616161614121112121213141415151516171717181818191919
Feels °C (?)11811111110733478887655101313131210981313121314131515131212131112977810121113131314151616171717171616
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