38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 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
22.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888894778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)454849483447565848507331114121191266291389422412402359361322
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
0
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
NNE
15
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
1.43
2:57AM
1.04
3:30PM
1.39
4:16AM
1.04
4:44PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.21
8:50PM
0.27
8:38AM
0.27
10:03PM
0.28
9:51AM
0.29
11:08PM
0.25
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:39------
Sunset----7:07-------7:06-------7:05---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C201921212121202020202121212020202019202020202019
Feels °C (?)212122212020201919181818181717171715161617181817
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Jersey

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at 38th St Beach (light winds from the WNW at BUOY-JCRN4 18 km from 38th St Beach). 0.7m 8s swell from the ESE with a 0.3m 14s groundswell, also from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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18 km away, 1 h 16 min ago

8 km/h
WNW
0.0
22.5
Air / Water (°C)
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