38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
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3
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
11
3.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
3.5
ENE
11
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2323
2515
2580
2469
3055
1346
1249
1084
807
688
517
424
338
282
240
482
113
260
238
257
413
326
166
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:00AM1.05m
5:11PM1.23m
5:44AM1.16m
5:55PM1.26m
6:23AM1.27m
6:38PM1.29m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.42m
11:19PM0.27m
11:32AM0.32m
11:58PM0.18m
12:21PM0.22m
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
11
12
12
14
14
13
11
10
9
12
17
18
16
14
13
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
6
3
4
4
7
8
7
5
4
3
6
12
14
11
9
7
6
5
6
7
7
8
9
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