38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
25.2°C
2.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
20
31
19
30
30
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
23
21
29
27
27
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:27PM1.33m
6:52AM1.03m
7:11PM1.37m
7:36AM1.10m
7:53PM1.41m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.30m
12:33PM0.29m
1:29AM0.22m
1:18PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
26
24
23
22
20
19
23
25
25
24
23
21
20
20
22
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
22
21
18
17
22
23
23
23
22
20
19
19
22
22
21
22
22
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