48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.5° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)--
Afternoon (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
43
29
43
50
30
49
39
41
44
50
51
42
61
55
49
45
44
45
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:05PM1.12m
11:20AM1.37m
00:09AM1.09m
12:24PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:05PM-0.04m
5:00AM0.03m
6:00PM0.02m
5:57AM0.10m
7:03PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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7:24
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
20
22
21
17
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
19
16
11
9
6
7
5
5
5
8
8
10
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