38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 May 2026 EDT
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38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 38th St Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (29 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (29 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
NE
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
8
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
7
7
17
19
24
17
13
10
25
53
37
118
154
136
158
125
125
98
71
69
47
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SW
20
W
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
5
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:28AM1.03m
7:49PM1.37m
8:12AM1.02m
8:30PM1.39m
8:54AM1.02m
9:09PM1.39m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.15m
2:09AM0.12m
1:54PM0.15m
2:49AM0.10m
2:31PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:17
Temp °C
15
15
19
20
23
19
19
19
16
11
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
17
18
20
18
16
15
11
12
17
16
18
14
14
15
11
3
8
9
8
8
9
11
9
8
14
13
15
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
11
11
11
7
7
7
7
3
17
13
10
11
7
6
3
154
136
158
125
125
98
71
69
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
8
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
4
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.3
NW
2
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NE
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
8
0.3
NW
2
0.2
SSW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
7
17
19
24
1
4
5
25
53
37
118
1
3
5
16
25
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
226
261
467
954
940
436
486
57
486
619
462
1194
616
449
147
0
0
0
0
3
435
98
93
81
Best forecast wave conditions in New Jersey
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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