38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.8°C
2.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
ENE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
61
48
47
47
35
34
33
26
31
31
27
17
16
16
16
17
24
18
18
18
18
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
NW
0
NW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:56AM1.24m
9:09PM1.43m
9:31AM1.30m
9:44PM1.40m
10:06AM1.35m
10:21PM1.35m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.10m
2:40PM0.14m
3:10AM0.06m
3:19PM0.12m
3:42AM0.05m
3:59PM0.12m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
22
21
21
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
22
19
18
18
20
20
22
23
23
24
24
25
24
24
23
24
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