48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.9°C
3.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
0
1
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)
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
S
4
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
66
68
51
28
47
28
27
16
16
15
15
7
7
7
8
9
28
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12PM1.34m
5:53AM1.17m
6:12PM1.39m
6:48AM1.27m
7:05PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:53PM0.02m
11:57AM0.04m
00:44AM-0.04m
12:52PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:20
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
22
22
21
23
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
22
21
25
23
22
22
21
22
23
22
23
21
21
21
20
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