38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.1° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
15
51
141
198
176
91
77
64
49
38
39
38
36
25
26
26
25
15
24
31
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
WNW
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:29PM1.46m
12:09PM1.29m
00:19AM1.34m
1:00PM1.27m
1:08AM1.22m
1:49PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:45AM-0.06m
5:56PM0.10m
6:33AM0.02m
6:54PM0.19m
7:20AM0.09m
7:50PM0.27m
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
2
4
6
19
5
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
25
25
26
24
23
23
23
25
28
27
25
24
22
21
20
23
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
23
24
28
29
25
23
24
24
23
25
27
28
25
24
21
20
18
22
23
23
24
23
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