Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 48th Street today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 78 | 55 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 76 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:11AM1.32m | 11:22PM1.23m | 11:59AM1.29m | 00:11AM1.13m | 12:46PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM-0.07m | 5:15PM0.05m | 5:33AM0.01m | 6:02PM0.13m | 6:13AM0.11m | 6:52PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 83 | 78 | 55 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 76 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 |
7 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 14 | 21 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — |
4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 56 | 100 | 119 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1317 | 2110 | 1151 | 1121 | 1317 | 3104 | 1072 | 1121 | 2105 | 196 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 95 | 238 | 403 | 15 | 0 |
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