38th St Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.39° N 74.39° W

38th St Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is
24.6°C
2.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 38th St Beach at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
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
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
87
76
75
71
63
61
60
44
41
29
29
28
20
26
18
18
18
11
15
17
16
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
SE
10
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
0
NE
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:47PM1.20m
12:16PM1.41m
00:42AM1.12m
1:12PM1.41m
1:42AM1.06m
2:15PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.14m
6:38PM0.24m
6:34AM0.18m
7:42PM0.28m
7:33AM0.22m
8:52PM0.30m
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:23
 mm
2
1
10
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
26
30
32
31
22
24
22
22
26
30
26
26
24
Feels °C
24
24
22
24
23
23
24
26
28
28
26
28
32
34
33
26
26
23
22
27
30
27
28
25
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