48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.8° C
1.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 8AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
1
1
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
64
61
33
31
29
29
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
14
29
41
21
15
16
16
26
46
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:00AM1.04m
1:34PM1.19m
1:50AM0.97m
2:22PM1.16m
2:43AM0.92m
3:14PM1.14m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.20m
7:51PM0.27m
7:50AM0.27m
8:55PM0.30m
8:52AM0.30m
9:57PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:45
 mm
1
5
4
2
1
1
6
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
23
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
30
27
24
26
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
29
31
28
28
28
27
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
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