Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 48th Street today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ENE on Mon night, near gales from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 69 | 121 | 187 | 247 | 310 | 403 | 512 | 540 | 707 | 824 | 885 | 1048 | 1258 | 1436 | 1564 | 1710 | 1872 | 1985 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.13m | 5:04AM0.99m | 5:22PM1.18m | 5:54AM1.07m | 6:09PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.22m | 11:09AM0.25m | 11:47PM0.15m | 11:57AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 69 | 121 | 187 | 247 | 310 | 403 | 512 | 540 | 707 | 824 | 885 | 1048 | 1258 | 1436 | 1564 | 1710 | 1872 | 1985 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 1053 | 1053 | 609 | 1061 | 1053 | 438 | 437 | 448 | 672 | 438 | 569 | 438 | 423 | 495 | 1067 | 1189 | 1476 | 1476 |
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