Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 48th Street today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 6AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.28m | 11:03PM1.03m | 11:21AM1.21m | 11:52PM0.96m | 12:09PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.12m | 4:59PM0.11m | 4:54AM0.19m | 5:41PM0.18m | 5:30AM0.26m | 6:27PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 15 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 17 | 21 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 16 | — | 1 | 3 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 61 | 101 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 556 | 555 | 95 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 333 | 381 | 1153 | 1153 | 1153 | 1154 | 1157 | 1157 | 283 | 272 | 184 | 261 | 188 | 1145 | 614 | 431 | 607 |
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