48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.5° C
1.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
3
2
2
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)
1.5
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
371
263
241
331
220
229
157
125
122
87
74
62
33
29
28
26
27
37
35
42
40
36
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
NNW
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:25AM1.01m
3:03PM1.19m
3:18AM0.95m
3:54PM1.18m
4:15AM0.92m
4:48PM1.19m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.19m
9:36PM0.26m
9:36AM0.22m
10:32PM0.24m
10:27AM0.23m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:17
8:16
 mm
3
1
1
1
2
2
5
4
1
Temp °C
23
25
27
30
29
27
25
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
22
23
26
29
30
28
26
23
18
18
18
20
21
21
23
22
21
20
19
21
21
21
20
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