38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 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
6.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)677899999999944555666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2525283339434242272626151516223549741011211349999262
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
0.96
1:34AM
1.29
2:15PM
0.91
2:43AM
1.23
3:33PM
0.90
4:03AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.02
8:08AM
0.07
7:59PM
0.09
9:19AM
0.10
9:12PM
0.12
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:50
Sunset--7:13-------7:14-------7:15-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------21
Temp. °C3333344457668910111214151313131314
Feels °C (?)-3-3-3-3-4-2-2-101-1024455797771010
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