48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
23.9° C
0.2° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
1
1
1
1
1
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
25
26
25
69
113
71
85
93
88
86
75
66
50
38
41
51
40
37
36
36
36
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
20
S
10
SW
5
SW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:40AM1.04m
7:53PM1.32m
8:20AM1.08m
8:30PM1.33m
8:57AM1.10m
9:05PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.15m
2:21AM0.05m
2:20PM0.13m
3:00AM0.02m
3:01PM0.12m
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
1
1
4
10
1
Temp °C
23
23
25
25
24
24
21
21
21
21
23
24
26
25
23
21
20
20
23
24
25
24
23
Feels °C
24
24
25
24
23
21
21
22
23
22
25
25
26
25
22
20
19
18
21
23
25
25
25
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