48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.1
E
11
0.7
S
5
0.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
69
64
37
44
30
24
12
12
12
23
7
12
7
3
3
34
26
3
21
7
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:17AM1.40m
9:34PM1.17m
9:56AM1.34m
10:17PM1.10m
10:37AM1.28m
Low Tide
3:39PM0.00m
3:43AM0.05m
4:19PM0.05m
4:19AM0.12m
4:59PM0.11m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
18
22
21
19
18
18
18
20
22
22
21
20
21
21
20
24
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
10
14
21
20
19
17
18
18
20
20
20
18
17
19
19
18
23
25
27
26
26
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