48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.3° C
2.0° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 2PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
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
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.8
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
22
64
69
65
72
94
108
107
110
93
90
96
68
48
33
25
17
22
26
21
21
20
17
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
W
5
NW
0
ENE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16AM1.11m
6:37PM1.48m
7:16AM1.18m
7:33PM1.53m
8:11AM1.23m
8:26PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:16PM-0.00m
1:20AM-0.07m
1:15PM-0.04m
2:15AM-0.13m
2:13PM-0.07m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
24
23
23
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
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