48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
21.9°C
1.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 11AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
13
3.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
11
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4125
3172
2534
1684
1340
1091
891
793
619
388
258
168
94
62
46
28
28
28
40
39
39
38
39
Wind (km/h)
50
N
50
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:52AM1.33m
8:09PM1.32m
8:28AM1.39m
8:49PM1.30m
9:06AM1.42m
9:31PM1.26m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.02m
2:26AM-0.05m
2:58PM-0.01m
3:05AM-0.05m
3:42PM-0.02m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:50
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6:52
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6:51
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6:50
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6:47
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 mm
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
10
9
11
10
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
15
16
17
16
16
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