48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.0° C
1.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
37
25
24
41
38
36
28
27
26
25
26
27
27
49
42
42
43
42
40
41
37
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15AM0.92m
4:48PM1.19m
5:14AM0.93m
5:41PM1.21m
6:09AM0.96m
6:29PM1.25m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.23m
11:22PM0.21m
11:16AM0.22m
00:10AM0.17m
12:04PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
21
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
21
20
19
19
20
22
22
23
23
20
21
20
20
21
20
21
18
17
19
21
22
21
20
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