
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 117 | 137 | 130 | 104 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.29m | 00:19AM1.34m | 1:00PM1.27m | 1:08AM1.22m | 1:49PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM-0.06m | 5:56PM0.10m | 6:33AM0.02m | 6:54PM0.19m | 7:20AM0.09m | 7:50PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 12 | — | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 73 | 61 | 47 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 27 | 25 | 6 | — | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | N 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 |
4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 117 | 137 | 130 | 13 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 940 | 1074 | 1392 | 2326 | 2841 | 11 | 814 | 91 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 284 | 310 | 1074 | 310 |
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