48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.6°C
1.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
1
1
1
0
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)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
35
35
35
34
33
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
23
32
29
28
46
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
W
10
SSE
5
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
0
WSW
10
WNW
0
WNW
10
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:39AM0.96m
6:00PM1.22m
6:29AM1.03m
6:45PM1.27m
7:12AM1.09m
7:25PM1.31m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.23m
00:24AM0.15m
12:25PM0.18m
1:07AM0.09m
1:11PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
25
27
28
27
25
24
22
21
22
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
22
25
26
26
26
26
23
19
18
20
25
24
23
25
25
22
24
24
23
22
24
23
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