38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 21 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
5.8° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888885556666779999966
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)411818171818182247536796466254343325202012121814
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
25
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:45PM
1.41
11:14AM
1.12
11:34PM
1.39
12:08PM
1.04
12:31AM
1.34
1:08PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
-0.19
4:59AM
-0.15
4:59PM
-0.13
5:57AM
-0.07
5:53PM
-0.05
7:02AM
0.01
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:58-------6:56-------6:54--
Sunset7:09-------7:10-------7:12-------
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C11978891013131214131199887410023
Feels °C (?)65335558871312665441-5-8-8-7-3-3
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