48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
26.0° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
8:11PM1.50m
8:45AM1.34m
8:59PM1.48m
9:34AM1.36m
9:47PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:45AM-0.15m
2:52PM-0.08m
3:31AM-0.16m
3:42PM-0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:57
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
28
28
30
29
28
26
25
24
23
22
22
23
Feels °C
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
29
29
31
30
29
27
23
23
23
23
24
23
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