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 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
26.3° C
2.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
8
9
9
8
3
3
3
6
6
15
13
9
11
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
SW
10
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
0
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:16AM1.34m
9:33PM1.58m
10:02AM1.38m
10:17PM1.51m
10:47AM1.39m
11:00PM1.41m
Low Tide
3:00PM-0.09m
3:42AM-0.12m
3:49PM-0.05m
4:23AM-0.07m
4:37PM0.03m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
27
29
31
29
28
27
26
25
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
23
23
24
23
23
24
Feels °C
29
30
32
28
28
26
25
24
26
26
26
27
26
28
25
21
21
22
20
22
22
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