38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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
11.6° C
(Which is 2.1°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 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
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)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
39
39
39
39
39
40
40
55
38
36
36
24
32
35
34
34
60
75
75
112
127
131
154
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:32PM1.38m
9:54AM1.05m
10:07PM1.36m
10:31AM1.00m
10:44PM1.31m
11:11AM0.95m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.09m
3:45AM0.05m
3:32PM0.13m
4:23AM0.10m
4:04PM0.19m
5:03AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
Temp °C
14
13
11
9
7
7
9
12
14
14
13
12
10
11
15
17
16
18
14
15
16
16
18
19
12
11
6
2
0
-1
1
3
7
8
7
7
4
5
9
11
10
13
9
10
11
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
39
39
39
39
39
39
40
40
55
38
36
36
24
22
22
13
14
14
14
6
6
2
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
5
15
15
16
18
12
14
14
14
11
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
5
5
2
1
4
16
32
35
34
34
60
75
75
112
127
131
154
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
3
36
0
0
16
493
383
29
3
33
229
284
435
484
90
40
115
310
310
310
1194
1392
535
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
3
1
2
4
3
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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