38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.1° C
0.9° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
20
20
20
20
14
17
26
23
29
29
60
126
212
187
145
96
78
65
62
68
61
47
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:20AM0.97m
7:41PM1.37m
8:07AM1.01m
8:23PM1.40m
8:49AM1.05m
9:02PM1.41m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.25m
2:04AM0.20m
1:43PM0.21m
2:41AM0.14m
2:24PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
7
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
24
25
21
21
21
20
21
24
27
28
26
22
Feels °C
21
22
25
23
23
22
23
22
23
24
24
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
23
27
26
26
22
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