38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.4° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
SSW
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.8
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.3
S
6
1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
32
18
40
21
15
10
9
5
5
27
51
33
22
16
16
26
26
25
26
37
101
74
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM1.41m
11:22PM1.07m
11:42AM1.34m
00:09AM1.00m
12:30PM1.28m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.24m
5:16PM0.26m
4:59AM0.33m
6:07PM0.34m
5:42AM0.41m
7:02PM0.40m
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light rain
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clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:19
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1
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Temp °C
20
21
24
27
27
25
23
20
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
18
19
21
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
20
23
26
26
25
24
19
11
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
14
16
17
19
20
17
18
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