38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
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
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
58
57
30
30
31
30
30
28
29
28
28
20
20
20
20
29
23
15
14
16
19
16
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
6:32AM0.94m
6:56PM1.33m
7:20AM0.97m
7:41PM1.37m
8:07AM1.01m
8:23PM1.40m
Low Tide
00:36AM0.30m
12:13PM0.28m
1:22AM0.25m
12:59PM0.25m
2:04AM0.20m
1:43PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
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
3
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
20
22
22
22
22
22
22
20
21
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
23
24
24
Feels °C
18
17
18
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
22
23
22
22
21
22
23
24
25
26
25
24
25
25
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