38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.7° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
22
21
15
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
22
47
33
29
17
12
15
15
8
13
27
13
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
ENE
5
E
5
W
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:05PM1.64m
8:41AM1.19m
9:01PM1.66m
9:34AM1.24m
9:52PM1.63m
Low Tide
1:22PM-0.08m
2:31AM-0.12m
2:20PM-0.12m
3:20AM-0.16m
3:13PM-0.12m
4:08AM-0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
25
28
28
25
25
23
23
24
31
35
36
34
31
27
27
27
Feels °C
23
22
21
22
21
20
21
20
23
25
24
21
22
20
21
23
31
34
35
35
33
28
29
29
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