38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.5° C
2.3° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
15
28
33
33
34
29
37
75
44
34
33
42
46
38
29
30
14
15
15
30
30
23
23
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:40AM1.09m
7:07PM1.59m
7:42AM1.14m
8:05PM1.64m
8:41AM1.19m
9:01PM1.66m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.04m
12:22PM-0.02m
1:37AM-0.05m
1:22PM-0.08m
2:31AM-0.12m
2:20PM-0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
25
27
28
26
24
Feels °C
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
23
23
24
23
21
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