38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.7° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
82
52
20
27
13
12
12
23
14
24
34
31
77
64
52
52
30
21
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:01PM1.22m
10:21AM1.46m
10:40PM1.15m
10:59AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.10m
3:48AM0.15m
4:32PM0.17m
4:22AM0.24m
5:16PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
22
20
18
18
17
17
19
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
24
27
27
25
23
Feels °C
22
19
17
18
17
17
19
18
19
17
17
17
18
18
23
25
27
26
24
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