38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
8.8° C
(Which is 2.4°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 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)101010999999999955666676666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16316613211811511320211010881815957485475120105156144113513645
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
SW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.85
4:34AM
1.10
5:12PM
0.94
5:27AM
1.15
5:58PM
1.06
6:14AM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48PM
0.34
10:50AM
0.23
10:53PM
0.26
11:35AM
0.13
11:48PM
0.15
12:17PM
0.04
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:24-------6:22--
Sunset7:30-------7:30-------7:31-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141413108777891011121316212221201920192325
Feels °C (?)111195322343456711161719181718172021
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