48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
24.9°C
1.7° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
20
20
19
19
18
17
17
12
12
18
27
38
116
103
96
119
84
79
77
76
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:15AM1.31m
10:35PM1.21m
10:58AM1.32m
11:24PM1.15m
11:48AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.07m
4:47AM0.00m
5:26PM0.10m
5:26AM0.05m
6:18PM0.15m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
28
31
32
30
29
28
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
29
27
29
29
27
27
27
27
29
32
34
31
31
31
28
26
26
25
25
25
27
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