48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.3°C
2.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). 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 (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
E
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
35
35
27
18
18
17
17
26
17
17
7
11
11
12
11
18
17
8
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
20
W
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NE
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
S
10
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:23AM1.05m
1:47PM1.28m
2:29AM1.02m
2:54PM1.28m
Low Tide
7:24PM0.20m
7:15AM0.16m
8:42PM0.21m
8:35AM0.19m
9:55PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:25
7:23
 mm
1
4
1
2
Temp °C
30
30
29
26
25
24
27
30
31
29
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
32
33
30
27
28
26
27
30
31
32
26
26
24
23
23
24
24
23
24
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