38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
57
57
57
56
56
55
52
52
38
38
24
24
39
23
24
24
24
45
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
0
N
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:19PM1.37m
9:37AM1.52m
9:59PM1.32m
10:18AM1.55m
10:43PM1.25m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.05m
3:09AM0.02m
3:44PM0.05m
3:46AM0.03m
4:31PM0.08m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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6:50
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6:50
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6:46
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6:45
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6:44
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 mm
3
3
1
1
1
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Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
16
16
17
17
18
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
13
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
14
13
16
15
16
16
17
20
21
21
20
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