38th St Beach Surf Forecast

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USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (39.39° N 74.39° W)

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38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 14 Sep 2025 EDT

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38th St Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's 38th St Beach sea temperature is 22.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 38th St Beach this week:

The surf forecast for 38th St Beach over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 14) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 38th St Beach in the next 12 days are 1.6m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 16) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8AM (Sun 14th Sep)	2ft (0.6m) 8s
Best Surf	8AM (Sun 14th Sep)	2ft (0.6m) 8s
Most Powerful	2PM (Tue 16th Sep)	5ft (1.6m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for 38th St Beach over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon).									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).
	Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	6	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	7	7	8	8	5	6	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	49	34	36	34	39	172	309	318	310	292	245	156	107	43	15	16	21	11	53	148	265
Wind (km/h)	S	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	WNW	WNW	S	NNE	ENE	ENE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)		2:16PM 1.43	2:57AM 1.04		3:30PM 1.39	4:16AM 1.04		4:44PM 1.38		5:23AM 1.09	5:44PM 1.40		6:17AM 1.16	6:35PM 1.42		7:05AM 1.24	7:21PM 1.42		7:50AM 1.30		8:04PM 1.41
Low Tide / height (m)			8:50PM 0.27	8:38AM 0.27		10:03PM 0.28	9:51AM 0.29		11:08PM 0.25	11:00AM 0.27		12:02AM 0.20	11:58AM 0.22		12:50AM 0.14	12:51PM 0.18		1:33AM 0.10	1:39PM 0.14		2:12AM 0.08

	Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20
Sunrise	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-
Sunset	-	7:07	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:02	-	-	7:00	-	-	7:00	-	-	6:58	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	22	21	21	21	20	19	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	21	24	26	26	19	19	18
Feels °C (?)	22	22	21	19	18	18	15	16	17	17	17	22	22	22	24	25	26	25	14	15	15

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for New Jersey

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at 38th St Beach (calm at BUOY-JCRN4 18 km from 38th St Beach). A 0.7m swell from the ESE
2 hours 11 minutes ago 38th St Beach

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18 km away, 2 h 11 min ago

4 km/h

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0.0

22.5

Air / Water (°C)

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Information about the 38th St Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for 38th St Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at 38th St Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our 38th St Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (38th St Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for 38th St Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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