48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
24.0°C
2.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 1PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
S
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
15
14
14
14
9
15
15
17
17
28
29
29
29
19
19
18
17
15
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:03PM1.23m
00:25AM1.00m
12:51PM1.17m
1:17AM0.94m
1:41PM1.13m
Low Tide
5:30AM0.16m
6:14PM0.21m
6:09AM0.25m
7:06PM0.28m
6:57AM0.32m
8:11PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
24
23
23
23
24
23
25
24
26
26
24
Feels °C
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
21
24
23
28
26
27
26
23
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