38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.2° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
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
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.7
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
39
34
44
49
40
40
26
25
16
15
9
9
16
15
15
9
13
21
39
33
49
120
270
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
W
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
00:19AM1.34m
1:00PM1.27m
1:08AM1.22m
1:49PM1.26m
1:55AM1.11m
2:39PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.02m
6:54PM0.19m
7:20AM0.09m
7:50PM0.27m
8:04AM0.18m
8:47PM0.34m
thunderstorm
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
4
3
1
Temp °C
23
24
23
25
27
27
25
24
22
22
21
23
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
23
26
23
25
27
28
25
25
22
20
19
22
21
22
22
24
24
24
25
27
25
24
25
21
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