48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
24.8°C
1.5° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
26
24
25
31
33
34
35
35
18
18
18
17
21
18
16
16
15
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
9:01AM1.26m
9:14PM1.31m
9:36AM1.29m
9:52PM1.27m
10:15AM1.31m
10:35PM1.21m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.05m
3:38AM-0.04m
4:00PM0.05m
4:12AM-0.02m
4:42PM0.07m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:32
7:31
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
26
25
25
26
26
24
25
25
24
24
25
Feels °C
21
22
22
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
26
24
25
29
29
28
29
27
25
26
28
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