48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (02 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
12
12
11
8
8
7
16
14
14
15
13
9
28
36
45
45
64
75
109
172
149
168
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:32PM1.22m
2:19AM1.12m
2:34PM1.19m
3:19AM1.18m
3:34PM1.18m
4:16AM1.25m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.18m
8:19PM0.07m
8:34AM0.16m
9:16PM0.03m
9:36AM0.11m
10:06PM-0.00m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:26
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6:30
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4:58
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4:57
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Temp °C
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
14
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
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