48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
22.7°C
2.1° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
13
3.5
E
13
4
E
12
3.5
ENE
13
3.5
ENE
13
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
11
2.3
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3198
3030
3462
3886
4029
4157
4331
4262
4339
3409
3529
3707
3699
1913
1483
1242
891
676
502
446
394
318
161
92
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
50
N
50
N
55
N
55
N
50
N
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM1.25m
7:31PM1.31m
7:52AM1.33m
8:09PM1.32m
8:28AM1.39m
8:49PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.02m
1:29PM0.06m
1:47AM-0.02m
2:13PM0.02m
2:26AM-0.05m
2:58PM-0.01m
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light rain
light rain
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mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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1
5
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
3
11
7
6
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
20
21
18
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
17
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
8
12
11
8
4
4
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
9
8
9
8
7
10
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