38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
21.2°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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 10AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
ENE
12
4.5
ENE
12
4
ENE
12
2.5
E
12
2.2
E
11
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6170
5224
4693
1678
1169
934
743
566
394
230
179
106
73
41
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
24
24
Wind (km/h)
55
NNE
55
NNE
50
N
45
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:20AM1.39m
8:38PM1.40m
8:58AM1.47m
9:19PM1.37m
9:37AM1.52m
9:59PM1.32m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.09m
2:33AM0.04m
3:00PM0.05m
3:09AM0.02m
3:44PM0.05m
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6:48
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 mm
3
6
2
2
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3
5
10
5
2
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
8
7
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
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