Surf Forecasts:
38th St Beach surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, S swell with 94 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 38th St Beach this week:
The surf forecast for 38th St Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 38th St Beach in the next 16 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 38th St Beach over the next 16 days.
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Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let's have a look at the surf ahead for our local stretch.
Gotta be straight with you – it’s a lean run. The swell is tiny and the conditions are mostly ordinary for the next two weeks. The water’s sitting at about 75°F which feels way warmer than normal for this time, which is a nice bonus for a paddle.
Looking at the whole 16-day window, there’s no real standout. The first week is basically a wipeout. From Friday the 3rd through to the 10th, we’ve got tiny waves – under 2ft most days – with messy cross-shore or onshore wind. The best we see is on the morning of Friday the 10th of July, when a light cross-offshore breeze cleans up a 2ft southerly swell (51 combined energy) – it’s surfable but very ordinary. You’d be scratching for knee-high lumps.
Then we hit a big gap. From Saturday the 11th right through until Sunday the 12th, the same story: small, choppy, onshore junk. Not worth suiting up.
Monday the 13th of July morning brings a little pulse: a 3ft easterly swell with a short 5 second period, but it’s clean with a light offshore. Energy’s still weak at 79. It’s one of the better windows but still nothing to get excited about.
After that, the middle of the week sees a drop back to 2ft or less, with a few clean pockets but no size. The best chance for a session might be Wednesday morning, July 15th, with a 1.0ft south-easterly swell, light offshore wind, and glassy conditions – tiny but clean.
Later in the second week, Friday the 17th of July afternoon shows a spike of 5ft southerly swell (155 combined energy), but the wind is fresh cross-onshore and lumpy, so the beach break will be a messy, blown-out mess – probably more interesting for kite surfers than paddle surfers. Saturday the 18th morning cleans up with a 3ft south-south-easterly swell and a cross-offshore breeze (111 combined energy), offering some workable walls but nothing special.
Overall, there’s not a single standout session in this 16-day stretch. If you’re desperate, the cleanest tiny waves are on the 10th and 13th mornings, but don’t expect much. It’s a quiet period for 38th St Beach.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 10 | S 5 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 8 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 67 | 34 | 31 | 58 | 58 | 28 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross | cross | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:08AM1.02m | 11:13PM1.32m | 11:49AM1.05m | 11:52PM1.27m | 12:31PM1.09m | 00:34AM1.22m | 1:15PM1.14m | 1:20AM1.16m | 2:02PM1.20m | 2:13AM1.10m | 2:58PM1.26m | 3:17AM1.05m | 4:04PM1.34m | 4:32AM1.03m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.25m | 5:30AM0.14m | 5:20PM0.28m | 6:10AM0.14m | 6:12PM0.30m | 6:50AM0.13m | 7:09PM0.30m | 7:33AM0.12m | 8:08PM0.30m | 8:20AM0.12m | 9:16PM0.28m | 9:16AM0.11m | 10:29PM0.22m | ||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 33 | 36 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 36 | 36 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 9 | S 4 | E 6 | ESE 6 | S 5 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 67 | 34 | 31 | 58 | 13 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 22 | 13 | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | ESE 10 | — | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | W 3 | — | — | E 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | — | 9 | 15 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 58 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 341 | 124 | 431 | 57 | 431 | 1076 | 940 | 1172 | 948 | 493 | 29 | 36 | 183 | 183 | 70 | 251 | 40 | 310 | 310 | 31 |
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