48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
26.1° C
2.9° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 12PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
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)
0.3
SE
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
18
20
29
30
29
15
15
8
16
25
29
21
21
22
20
35
51
78
85
98
113
93
93
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
ESE
5
WNW
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
35
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:00AM1.04m
4:31PM1.36m
5:10AM1.06m
5:36PM1.42m
6:16AM1.11m
6:37PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.07m
11:25PM0.08m
11:16AM0.04m
00:24AM-0.00m
12:16PM-0.00m
1:20AM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
23
24
29
31
32
29
28
27
27
26
25
25
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
24
25
30
32
33
32
32
29
30
29
26
25
19
22
22
22
22
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
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