48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.7° C
1.8° 

48th 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 48th Street today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s

Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
S
4
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
6
2
S
7
2.4
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
32
27
33
55
134
245
418
724
454
376
328
210
219
223
195
202
149
122
93
97
75
68
51
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
40
S
35
W
25
SW
10
WSW
30
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:35AM1.09m
2:14PM1.22m
2:25AM1.01m
3:03PM1.19m
3:18AM0.95m
3:54PM1.18m
Low Tide
7:48AM0.13m
8:35PM0.25m
8:41AM0.19m
9:36PM0.26m
9:36AM0.22m
10:32PM0.24m
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:17
 mm
2
3
12
8
55
14
1
1
1
5
2
Temp °C
24
25
25
27
28
28
24
23
19
22
24
26
28
29
28
27
23
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
24
27
26
28
27
26
22
24
20
21
22
24
27
30
30
29
24
18
17
18
20
21
21
21
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