38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.2° C
2.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
49
47
33
31
29
13
20
20
19
18
11
11
7
22
20
24
21
25
19
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:53PM1.25m
2:06AM0.98m
2:45PM1.22m
3:05AM0.92m
3:47PM1.21m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.29m
8:11PM0.39m
8:03AM0.36m
9:11PM0.44m
8:55AM0.41m
10:17PM0.45m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
1
2
4
4
1
2
3
8
Temp °C
25
24
26
28
29
29
27
26
24
23
25
24
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
23
22
23
Feels °C
28
26
27
28
28
28
27
26
24
23
26
25
25
23
24
25
25
24
23
25
25
24
24
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