48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
22.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
21
22
29
47
48
48
48
48
48
48
47
47
46
45
45
45
45
45
72
81
80
71
81
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SE
20
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:56PM1.30m
7:22AM1.01m
7:37PM1.32m
8:04AM1.03m
8:16PM1.32m
8:44AM1.04m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.10m
1:15PM0.16m
2:06AM0.07m
1:59PM0.16m
2:48AM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:28
8:28
8:28
 mm
4
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
24
25
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
28
28
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
25
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
22
23
23
23
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
10
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
Energy kJ
15
16
18
18
18
48
18
26
27
18
48
47
47
46
45
45
45
45
45
72
81
80
71
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
29
21
22
29
47
12
48
48
48
48
11
6
7
7
6
6
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
8
8
10
14
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
E
4
Energy kJ
2
3
5
4
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
21
1
1
0
0
0
196
261
0
0
21
0
196
265
265
2437
987
1053
209
15
0
0
609
1329
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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2
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4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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