38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.9° C
1.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
23
27
32
32
35
16
27
29
37
50
46
58
60
70
86
74
99
83
52
31
39
45
48
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:57AM1.15m
1:32PM1.31m
1:51AM1.08m
2:31PM1.34m
2:57AM1.02m
3:41PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.13m
7:51PM0.28m
7:51AM0.15m
9:00PM0.29m
8:50AM0.16m
10:16PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
2
1
8
Temp °C
23
23
24
25
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
27
29
29
27
26
26
26
25
29
31
30
28
26
Feels °C
24
25
27
27
29
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
30
30
29
28
29
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