48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 1 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
23.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
19
20
21
22
34
33
33
22
21
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
N
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
SW
20
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:43AM1.05m
10:43PM1.23m
11:23AM1.06m
11:23PM1.19m
12:05PM1.10m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.04m
4:38PM0.19m
5:14AM0.05m
5:16PM0.21m
5:48AM0.06m
5:58PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
5
1
1
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
32
31
33
34
31
30
28
26
30
30
30
29
22
25
23
23
26
27
28
25
24
Feels °C
30
31
30
36
33
35
36
33
34
30
29
33
32
30
30
22
27
24
25
28
28
29
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
13
13
9
6
3
11
34
33
13
15
11
11
7
21
20
18
14
6
18
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
S
4
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
16
16
11
11
11
22
33
22
21
21
21
19
18
18
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
NW
3
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
19
20
21
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
18
13
1
5
5
10
16
4
33
10
9
2
3
3
2
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
15
1
1
261
261
1154
1187
160
21
261
312
381
1450
2437
470
336
1189
1189
1189
2257
2257
2257
1154
196
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
6
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