38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
21.9° C

4.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 19°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1
1
0
1
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)
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.6
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
24
24
26
9
8
8
8
10
43
61
51
72
66
82
88
86
96
113
206
89
79
101
140
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:48AM1.19m
10:06PM1.66m
10:43AM1.20m
10:59PM1.59m
11:40AM1.20m
11:54PM1.49m
Low Tide
3:25PM-0.12m
4:28AM-0.16m
4:18PM-0.07m
5:22AM-0.12m
5:17PM0.01m
6:17AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
22
21
22
24
27
27
29
27
25
21
20
Feels °C
17
15
16
16
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
20
19
20
21
25
27
29
27
23
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
15
1
2
2
9
8
6
4
7
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
104
89
79
101
140
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
2
8
8
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
8
8
1
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
2
1
10
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.6
SSW
7
0.7
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
W
4
Energy kJ
24
24
26
5
6
5
4
43
61
51
72
66
82
88
86
96
113
206
17
12
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
57
98
167
940
310
383
399
431
285
614
183
1392
320
2874
940
948
948
1112
1231
3208
40
33
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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