38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.0° C
2.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 1PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
0
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.3
S
8
2.2
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
15
15
15
25
24
15
28
35
44
36
88
196
206
371
206
256
314
470
223
720
397
359
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
E
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM1.26m
1:55AM1.11m
2:39PM1.23m
2:47AM1.01m
3:34PM1.22m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.09m
7:50PM0.27m
8:04AM0.18m
8:47PM0.34m
8:50AM0.25m
9:50PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
1
1
2
35
6
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
24
23
24
23
23
26
27
28
24
25
Feels °C
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
26
26
26
21
22
23
23
23
26
26
27
26
25
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