38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.1° C
0.9° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
14
15
17
23
24
32
60
77
121
199
187
102
64
51
45
68
70
47
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
20
W
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
0
S
10
SSW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
off
off
High Tide
7:41PM1.37m
8:07AM1.01m
8:23PM1.40m
8:49AM1.05m
9:02PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.20m
1:43PM0.21m
2:41AM0.14m
2:24PM0.18m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
5
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
21
22
21
21
24
26
27
26
23
Feels °C
23
23
22
23
22
22
23
22
23
23
20
23
23
22
25
29
28
25
23
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