38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
14.9°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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (11 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
S
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
19
9
9
8
8
15
21
25
23
20
21
14
23
32
33
44
51
53
55
60
60
44
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:53AM1.42m
9:15PM1.04m
9:31AM1.37m
9:56PM0.98m
10:11AM1.31m
10:41PM0.94m
Low Tide
3:09PM0.13m
2:51AM0.20m
3:51PM0.19m
3:25AM0.27m
4:37PM0.25m
4:05AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:35
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6:37
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6:37
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6:39
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4:45
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4:45
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4:44
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4:43
 mm
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2
2
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4
3
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
13
11
10
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
13
9
7
6
4
3
1
1
0
0
-1
-2
-3
-3
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