38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.1°C
2.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
1
S
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
21
19
27
28
31
30
28
41
45
46
58
45
52
33
28
28
34
45
44
43
Wind (km/h)
0
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:53PM1.41m
8:18AM1.17m
8:32PM1.43m
8:56AM1.24m
9:09PM1.43m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.23m
2:05AM0.15m
2:00PM0.18m
2:39AM0.10m
2:40PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:35
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
23
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
Feels °C
25
23
23
22
23
23
24
24
24
24
22
24
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
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