Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 48th Street today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 28 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 24 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 69 | 61 | 40 | 67 | 61 | 61 | 46 | 45 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.09m | 7:25PM1.31m | 7:50AM1.16m | 8:02PM1.34m | 8:26AM1.21m | 8:38PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.14m | 1:47AM0.04m | 1:55PM0.10m | 2:26AM-0.00m | 2:38PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | E 11 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 25 | 2 | 61 | 36 | 67 | 40 | 28 | 46 | 45 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 10 | 44 | 34 | 40 | 61 | 61 | 24 | 16 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | E 13 | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | E 12 | — | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 69 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 381 | 381 | 348 | 381 | 1154 | 998 | 220 | 227 | 185 | 185 | 188 | 1145 | 1145 | 1145 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 59 | 59 | 0 |
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