38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
23.6° C

2.6°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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 35°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
SSW
4
1
SW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
13
22
39
20
12
12
12
11
18
11
18
8
7
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
35
W
10
NNE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
N
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:13PM1.32m
11:49AM1.05m
11:52PM1.27m
12:31PM1.09m
00:34AM1.22m
1:15PM1.14m
Low Tide
4:35PM0.25m
5:30AM0.14m
5:20PM0.28m
6:10AM0.14m
6:12PM0.30m
6:50AM0.13m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
1
17
2
1
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
35
35
33
30
27
28
31
33
33
22
23
24
23
22
23
26
25
24
24
23
24
24
25
26
Feels °C
35
35
32
31
29
32
33
33
34
20
26
26
24
23
26
28
26
26
27
24
27
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
23
23
9
6
6
6
4
21
13
13
12
20
7
4
4
11
11
7
4
8
6
7
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
22
22
22
22
21
12
12
12
12
18
11
18
7
7
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
1
SW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.6
SSE
3
Energy kJ
5
12
15
1
7
5
22
39
8
4
8
1
2
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
951
29
0
226
226
261
226
1567
70
36
0
211
1076
2202
2202
1562
1562
3127
24
2202
2202
1172
951
1172
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Rating
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1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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2
3
3
3
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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