38th St Beach surfForecast / New Jersey / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 07 Nov 2025 EST
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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
13.7° C
(Which is 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 Saturday (Nov 08) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at 38th St Beach in the next 12 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 08) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 11) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (EST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1PM (Sat 8th Nov)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf 1PM (Sat 8th Nov)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Most Powerful 4AM (Sat 8th Nov)5ft (1.6m) 6s

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

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.4
S
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.1
SE
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)5677755777788677877106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)711417948363771685927211011131180878427843
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
SW
20
W
10
WNW
15
SSE
25
SE
10
WSW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
on
oncrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
1.22
9:42AM
1.64
10:19PM
1.15
10:39AM
1.55
11:22PM
1.09
11:41AM
1.45
12:26AM
1.06
12:43PM
1.35
1:31AM
1.05
1:45PM
1.26
2:38AM
1.07
2:51PM
1.19
3:40AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
-0.08
4:08PM
-0.05
3:55AM
0.02
5:11PM
0.03
4:58AM
0.12
6:14PM
0.09
6:05AM
0.21
7:14PM
0.14
7:11AM
0.27
8:13PM
0.16
8:19AM
0.30
9:10PM
0.16
9:25AM
0.30
Fri
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Sunrise--6:31--6:33--6:35--6:35--6:37--6:37--6:39
Sunset4:50--4:49--4:47--4:46--4:45--4:45--4:44--
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-4---3-2-------------
Temp. °C15171818161516169944671112119978
Feels °C (?)81015151313161510-4-6-4-32440-1-2-1
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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).

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