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 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.5° C
2.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.8
E
4
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
7
11
14
20
18
13
34
31
33
31
21
14
14
14
15
18
58
37
54
46
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
25
S
25
SW
10
ENE
10
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
SE
20
SSW
5
WNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
off
glassy
High Tide
2:45PM1.22m
3:05AM0.92m
3:47PM1.21m
4:16AM0.90m
4:49PM1.23m
Low Tide
8:03AM0.36m
9:11PM0.44m
8:55AM0.41m
10:17PM0.45m
9:56AM0.43m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
4
20
1
1
3
4
7
11
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
25
22
22
20
20
21
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
27
27
26
25
24
24
18
18
19
21
22
22
25
24
22
19
22
23
23
25
25
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