
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 48th Street today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 6AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 71 | 58 | 51 | 43 | 31 | 24 | 36 | 44 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.40m | 8:37PM1.40m | 9:06AM1.41m | 9:20PM1.34m | 9:49AM1.39m | 10:03PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM-0.12m | 2:34PM-0.06m | 3:00AM-0.11m | 3:20PM-0.05m | 3:40AM-0.07m | 4:04PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 |
32 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 43 | 31 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 5 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 44 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 71 | 58 | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 312 | 312 | 1053 | 381 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 882 | 1145 | 1107 | 1152 | 1089 | 196 | 196 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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