Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 48th Street today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 8PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 49 | 31 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 33 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:06AM1.41m | 9:20PM1.34m | 9:49AM1.39m | 10:03PM1.26m | 10:33AM1.35m | 10:48PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM-0.05m | 3:40AM-0.07m | 4:04PM-0.01m | 4:17AM-0.00m | 4:46PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 31 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SE 10 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | E 7 | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 24 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NW 2 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 49 | — | 25 | 9 | — | 11 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 13 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1145 | 1152 | 1152 | 184 | 184 | 10 | 832 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 60 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 274 | 273 | 273 | 269 | 160 | 658 |
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