38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.0° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.8
S
8
1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
14
22
17
28
61
56
49
66
194
297
337
355
346
203
302
329
417
140
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:55AM1.11m
2:39PM1.23m
2:47AM1.01m
3:34PM1.22m
Low Tide
7:50PM0.27m
8:04AM0.18m
8:47PM0.34m
8:50AM0.25m
9:50PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
1
2
22
2
2
Temp °C
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
24
24
23
24
24
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
22
23
22
22
22
24
26
25
25
22
20
21
23
24
27
27
28
27
26
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