48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
23.7° C
0.5° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
17
21
25
27
30
37
56
66
109
207
285
319
310
419
318
298
335
349
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:16PM1.26m
10:48AM1.18m
10:57PM1.21m
11:30AM1.21m
Low Tide
4:20PM0.12m
4:43AM-0.00m
4:58PM0.14m
5:16AM0.02m
5:41PM0.16m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
4
1
3
1
3
6
8
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
23
25
25
24
Feels °C
26
26
24
26
26
24
25
27
26
27
26
24
24
25
25
26
26
27
25
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