38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.1° C
2.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
109
85
167
111
72
44
47
40
40
39
26
24
16
15
15
17
16
15
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
W
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:19AM1.34m
1:00PM1.27m
1:08AM1.22m
1:49PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.10m
6:33AM0.02m
6:54PM0.19m
7:20AM0.09m
7:50PM0.27m
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:20
 mm
2
15
9
2
Temp °C
26
23
23
23
23
24
25
27
26
24
24
22
20
20
23
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
26
24
23
22
23
25
24
26
26
24
25
22
18
18
22
21
22
23
23
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