48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.9° C
2.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
1.3
S
6
1.4
S
6
0.1
E
12
2
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
34
23
23
15
15
26
15
14
15
41
84
77
47
27
103
130
3
364
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
45
SSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:45AM1.18m
1:26PM1.24m
1:35AM1.09m
2:14PM1.22m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.14m
6:58AM0.05m
7:32PM0.21m
7:48AM0.13m
8:35PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:20
 mm
1
1
18
7
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
26
27
26
24
25
Feels °C
25
23
22
25
25
24
23
25
24
24
23
24
27
24
25
25
26
20
22
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