38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
19.2°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
153
168
184
135
131
173
72
70
56
43
36
45
31
19
19
19
19
10
10
10
5
5
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:54AM1.05m
3:21PM1.39m
4:13AM1.09m
4:36PM1.39m
5:18AM1.18m
5:36PM1.41m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.29m
9:54PM0.24m
9:49AM0.27m
10:56PM0.19m
10:59AM0.22m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:34
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Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
18
20
20
18
16
14
12
10
12
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
12
12
13
12
13
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
11
10
7
4
7
12
13
12
12
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