Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 48th Street today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 97 | 94 | 72 | 64 | 61 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.13m | 12:46PM1.24m | 1:00AM1.04m | 1:34PM1.19m | 1:50AM0.97m | 2:22PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.11m | 6:52PM0.21m | 6:57AM0.20m | 7:51PM0.27m | 7:50AM0.27m | 8:55PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 28 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 |
12 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 97 | 94 | 72 | 64 | 61 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 |
5 | — | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | E 16 | — | E 6 |
1 | 7 | — | 6 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 273 | 59 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 312 | 278 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 351 | 495 | 438 | 301 | 583 | 222 | 222 | 381 | 617 | 658 | 185 | 609 |
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