48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.8° C
1.9° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
N
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
19
18
18
18
18
27
27
25
25
17
15
16
16
17
16
15
14
18
24
13
24
27
15
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
NNE
10
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
WSW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
1:50AM0.97m
2:22PM1.16m
2:43AM0.92m
3:14PM1.14m
3:41AM0.90m
4:11PM1.14m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.27m
8:55PM0.30m
8:52AM0.30m
9:57PM0.29m
9:53AM0.30m
10:51PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:45
 mm
2
4
4
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
26
26
25
27
28
27
27
23
22
21
21
22
24
23
24
24
23
22
22
23
23
24
24
26
Feels °C
26
27
27
28
26
26
28
24
24
21
21
22
25
24
27
27
26
25
24
25
26
28
28
28
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