48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
23.4°C
2.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
ENE
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2992
3170
3309
3563
3420
3390
3390
3422
3422
3267
3517
3264
3221
2948
2770
2824
2455
2176
1491
1194
933
828
757
586
Wind (km/h)
50
NE
50
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
40
N
35
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
45
N
40
N
40
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:37AM1.16m
6:52PM1.28m
7:16AM1.25m
7:31PM1.31m
7:52AM1.33m
8:09PM1.32m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.08m
12:43PM0.12m
1:08AM0.02m
1:29PM0.06m
1:47AM-0.02m
2:13PM0.02m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:53
6:52
6:51
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
20
19
18
16
17
17
19
18
16
17
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
10
10
12
10
10
8
8
9
11
10
9
10
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