38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 25 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (25 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
119
112
87
87
67
62
48
48
45
45
35
36
36
36
35
26
25
22
15
24
23
22
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:14AM1.14m
4:59PM1.22m
5:11AM1.09m
5:46PM1.27m
5:59AM1.06m
6:28PM1.31m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.11m
10:55PM0.24m
11:11AM0.12m
11:49PM0.21m
11:54AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
18
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
21
20
19
18
13
16
15
19
21
20
21
22
21
20
18
19
19
18
19
17
18
17
18
20
21
19
18
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
144
119
112
87
87
67
62
48
48
35
35
35
36
36
36
35
26
25
22
15
24
23
22
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
Energy kJ
15
12
19
23
23
35
35
47
45
45
45
33
32
33
23
22
18
11
11
10
11
18
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
4
8
8
7
5
5
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
33
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
66
70
123
284
40
29
0
0
0
85
0
0
0
40
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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