38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
22.5° C

1.7°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
31
44
33
21
25
39
41
58
20
20
8
8
23
23
22
21
22
22
21
13
22
15
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
W
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
5
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:30AM1.01m
10:37PM1.35m
11:08AM1.02m
11:13PM1.32m
11:49AM1.05m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.12m
3:56PM0.22m
4:53AM0.13m
4:35PM0.25m
5:30AM0.14m
5:20PM0.28m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:27
 mm
1
1
12
5
Temp °C
23
23
24
29
31
31
29
29
28
28
29
33
34
36
34
31
29
29
29
32
33
32
25
24
Feels °C
23
23
26
32
31
30
29
30
29
30
31
36
34
35
33
32
30
31
31
35
33
33
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
15
15
24
17
21
21
21
21
33
18
12
8
8
23
23
22
14
10
7
7
7
13
13
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
15
21
21
20
20
5
8
14
22
22
21
13
13
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
7
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
SSW
5
0.4
W
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSW
4
Energy kJ
32
31
44
33
21
25
39
41
58
4
2
7
11
12
9
21
2
1
22
15
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
310
139
0
40
1171
1171
1074
70
40
3
98
145
60
1074
36
36
0
226
183
256
948
948
948
0
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
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