48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
24.6°C
2.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
ESE
13
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
55
51
36
23
59
57
38
23
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
17
17
27
27
27
26
18
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
N
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:17AM1.29m
11:36PM1.08m
12:03PM1.23m
00:25AM1.00m
12:51PM1.17m
Low Tide
4:54AM0.08m
5:29PM0.13m
5:30AM0.16m
6:14PM0.21m
6:09AM0.25m
7:06PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
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