Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 32 | 18 | 40 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 51 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 101 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.41m | 11:22PM1.07m | 11:42AM1.34m | 00:09AM1.00m | 12:30PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22AM0.24m | 5:16PM0.26m | 4:59AM0.33m | 6:07PM0.34m | 5:42AM0.41m | 7:02PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | E 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | — | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | — | — | SE 8 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SSW 6 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 32 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 27 | 51 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 101 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 7 | 98 | 91 | 57 | 161 | 226 | 940 | 431 | 1171 | 431 | 431 | 1174 | 1076 | 414 | 395 | 308 | 308 | 382 | 1163 | 535 | 486 | 18 |
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