38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
22.5° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
26
37
52
35
36
20
8
11
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
40
WSW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:30AM1.01m
10:37PM1.35m
11:08AM1.02m
11:13PM1.32m
11:49AM1.05m
11:52PM1.27m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.22m
4:53AM0.13m
4:35PM0.25m
5:30AM0.14m
5:20PM0.28m
6:10AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
29
32
32
29
28
28
28
29
32
33
36
35
28
29
27
27
32
33
36
26
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
31
32
31
29
28
29
30
32
34
32
36
35
30
30
29
30
35
33
37
23
23
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
21
21
21
21
21
21
17
11
7
7
23
23
9
9
11
7
7
13
4
13
13
10
6
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
20
20
8
8
22
22
22
22
21
13
12
12
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
Energy kJ
7
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
17
22
26
37
52
35
36
2
11
11
9
15
15
1
12
2
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
40
1171
493
102
85
57
0
98
167
52
1074
29
0
0
124
183
1074
2517
70
149
226
226
1076
1076
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Rating
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
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2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
9
9
9
6
4
9
5
6
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
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