38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.9° C
2.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
14
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
4
13
23
12
8
7
8
8
5
5
5
8
8
3
7
21
68
166
109
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
20
E
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
5
NE
40
S
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:26AM1.28m
10:40PM1.56m
11:17AM1.29m
11:29PM1.46m
12:09PM1.29m
Low Tide
4:05PM-0.08m
4:55AM-0.12m
4:59PM0.00m
5:45AM-0.06m
5:56PM0.10m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
6
17
20
1
Temp °C
27
29
32
29
29
28
26
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
Feels °C
28
28
31
30
28
27
24
22
24
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
27
26
20
24
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