Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.13m | 12:22PM1.33m | 00:42AM1.04m | 1:09PM1.28m | 1:32AM0.97m | 2:01PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.30m | 6:41PM0.35m | 6:30AM0.38m | 7:35PM0.42m | 7:18AM0.45m | 8:33PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | WNW 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 619 | 1074 | 619 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 560 | 484 | 261 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 438 | 468 | 468 | 468 | 320 | 31 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 226 | 1172 | 1174 |
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