48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
26.1° C
1.9° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
9
7
7
19
33
71
97
75
31
56
62
61
65
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
10:22AM1.35m
10:34PM1.33m
11:11AM1.32m
11:22PM1.23m
11:59AM1.29m
Low Tide
4:29PM-0.02m
4:53AM-0.07m
5:15PM0.05m
5:33AM0.01m
6:02PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:52
 mm
1
2
2
1
3
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
27
29
30
29
27
Feels °C
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
23
22
23
22
25
25
29
31
33
33
29
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