48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
19.7°C
0.5° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 1AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
186
153
121
96
79
60
48
36
25
28
19
19
19
19
19
11
27
11
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
0
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:45PM1.25m
3:32AM1.08m
3:52PM1.26m
4:38AM1.14m
4:57PM1.27m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.13m
9:46AM0.18m
10:41PM0.07m
10:50AM0.12m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
15
16
20
20
19
17
16
14
13
13
14
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
14
15
16
15
14
14
17
14
15
13
11
9
7
8
9
13
13
13
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