38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
23.0°C
2.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
343
403
482
634
724
758
836
942
1108
1299
1633
1762
1904
2043
2268
2307
2400
2239
2188
3624
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:53PM1.30m
6:21AM1.11m
6:35PM1.35m
7:01AM1.20m
7:16PM1.38m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.41m
00:07AM0.31m
12:04PM0.33m
00:45AM0.23m
12:50PM0.24m
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6:45
6:46
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6:54
6:52
6:52
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
8
9
8
8
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
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