38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.9° C
1.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
19
20
51
67
89
83
94
32
32
31
42
76
132
170
68
39
28
26
10
37
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:41PM1.38m
4:19AM1.00m
4:55PM1.44m
5:30AM1.05m
5:58PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.16m
10:16PM0.26m
10:01AM0.16m
11:25PM0.18m
11:10AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
29
30
30
28
27
25
23
23
27
30
31
30
25
23
23
24
28
31
32
30
27
Feels °C
32
30
29
27
26
27
24
24
28
30
31
31
23
23
24
26
29
31
31
30
27
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