38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.0° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
1
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)
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
49
31
30
30
30
29
20
20
20
20
20
20
29
30
29
16
20
23
33
80
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:56PM1.33m
7:20AM0.97m
7:41PM1.37m
8:07AM1.01m
8:23PM1.40m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.28m
1:22AM0.25m
12:59PM0.25m
2:04AM0.20m
1:43PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
4
14
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
22
24
24
23
23
23
22
23
24
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
24
24
24
25
22
23
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