40th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.42° N 80.06° W

40th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 40th Street sea temperature is
30.3° C
0.8° 

40th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at 40th Street today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 40th Street at 6PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

Table - waves today at 40th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
SSE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
6
11
5
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
3
3
4
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
W
10
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
20
SE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:56PM0.75m
3:01AM0.73m
3:56PM0.73m
4:00AM0.72m
4:58PM0.74m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.16m
9:22PM0.30m
9:50AM0.19m
10:21PM0.32m
10:47AM0.20m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:50
 mm
2
13
1
2
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
31
32
30
26
28
29
29
28
30
31
30
30
28
29
28
28
29
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
35
33
32
28
31
31
32
31
33
33
31
32
31
32
31
33
33
31
30
28
30
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