48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
19.6°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.8
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
41
55
55
81
100
121
123
135
134
120
124
108
88
86
68
54
55
40
28
22
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:39PM1.27m
2:26AM1.05m
2:45PM1.25m
3:32AM1.08m
3:52PM1.26m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.17m
8:31AM0.21m
9:41PM0.13m
9:46AM0.18m
10:41PM0.07m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:58
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6:39
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6:38
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6:37
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 mm
2
2
3
2
4
2
3
2
2
4
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
17
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
18
19
23
23
20
19
18
17
14
15
17
14
12
13
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