38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today?

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (06 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
200
158
115
205
99
66
68
54
53
62
35
45
44
23
23
15
15
32
28
28
28
45
121
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
S
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56AM0.91m
00:08AM1.22m
12:44PM0.88m
00:54AM1.18m
1:33PM0.88m
1:42AM1.15m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.31m
6:38AM0.27m
6:08PM0.36m
7:25AM0.28m
7:03PM0.39m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:52
5:50
5:50
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
18
17
14
12
10
11
12
15
15
13
12
10
10
13
16
15
13
14
13
12
13
10
11
13
15
16
12
8
7
8
10
10
10
7
7
6
7
8
10
9
8
10
8
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
1.1
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.1
E
9
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
107
99
66
68
54
53
2
35
45
44
23
23
15
15
17
28
28
28
29
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
9
8
8
7
14
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
5
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
S
7
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.8
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.6
S
7
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
200
200
158
115
205
1
1
62
4
4
2
32
19
25
28
45
121
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1172
1172
123
123
15
0
0
0
0
0
31
36
33
0
36
36
40
40
57
70
33
33
285
310
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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