Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | 35 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.27m | 6:07AM0.97m | 6:27PM1.33m | 6:52AM1.03m | 7:11PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.37m | 11:46AM0.35m | 00:49AM0.30m | 12:33PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
1 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 |
6 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
14 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 |
2 | 35 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 467 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 91 | 56 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 98 | 142 | 145 | 261 | 36 | 98 | 36 |
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