38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
22.9°C
2.8° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the N by Sat afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
4
E
12
4
E
12
4
ENE
12
4
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1401
1601
1762
1938
2092
2360
2360
2239
2277
2277
2277
3933
3933
3998
4007
4331
4462
4856
4987
Wind (km/h)
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM1.35m
7:01AM1.20m
7:16PM1.38m
7:41AM1.30m
7:57PM1.40m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.23m
12:50PM0.24m
1:22AM0.15m
1:34PM0.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
20
19
18
Feels °C
9
7
7
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
6
6
7
9
12
12
11
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