38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 1 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
21.5° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (22 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
15
11
52
99
106
132
126
80
50
37
28
33
28
39
40
32
26
26
26
26
18
24
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:34AM1.16m
3:24PM1.21m
3:31AM1.06m
4:20PM1.23m
4:31AM1.00m
5:11PM1.26m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.11m
9:23PM0.29m
9:38AM0.17m
10:25PM0.30m
10:28AM0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:28
8:28
 mm
4
2
4
3
2
2
8
8
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
17
18
23
24
24
25
24
Feels °C
24
24
23
22
22
20
22
21
21
23
25
25
22
21
20
21
20
14
16
22
22
21
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
Energy kJ
13
13
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
80
50
37
28
33
28
39
40
32
26
26
26
26
18
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
S
6
0.2
N
3
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
6
5
2
2
2
2
12
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
15
11
52
99
106
132
126
46
1
1
1
2
14
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
226
261
1081
3153
3229
1447
3212
625
109
20
0
0
36
142
36
36
0
36
36
36
57
31
256
36
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Rating
(10 max)
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
5
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