Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 38th St Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 46 | 24 | 19 | 45 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47PM1.21m | 4:16AM0.90m | 4:49PM1.23m | 5:17AM0.92m | 5:41PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.41m | 10:17PM0.45m | 9:56AM0.43m | 11:15PM0.42m | 10:55AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 |
— | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 24 | 19 | 45 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 940 | 1562 | 149 | 326 | 144 | 3 | 149 | 307 | 395 | 226 | 463 | 437 | 111 | 145 | 431 | 486 | 431 | 619 | 40 | 109 | 4 |
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