38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
20.0° C

3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (12 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
23
22
16
18
29
28
18
23
15
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
7
7
10
12
23
40
72
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:58AM1.11m
6:25PM1.52m
6:55AM1.13m
7:20PM1.60m
7:55AM1.15m
8:17PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.09m
11:45AM-0.00m
00:51AM-0.01m
12:40PM-0.06m
1:49AM-0.09m
1:36PM-0.11m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:24
8:24
 mm
2
1
3
2
3
Temp °C
23
22
23
29
31
30
25
23
22
20
20
25
27
28
27
26
24
23
23
24
23
22
20
21
Feels °C
24
23
24
29
31
30
23
23
23
19
18
23
25
26
25
25
23
23
23
22
20
19
17
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
35
23
22
16
18
29
28
18
23
15
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
6
6
7
7
7
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
8
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
2
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
54
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
10
12
23
40
72
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
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
98
98
57
1200
40
36
98
211
198
230
261
285
330
36
36
167
226
1081
1574
3120
304
116
1200
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
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3
3
3
3
3
3
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
6
4
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
8
5
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