48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
26.2° C

3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
35
53
52
49
28
28
36
36
53
56
78
88
89
99
96
85
98
81
63
62
45
47
33
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
5
NNE
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:37PM1.20m
1:52AM1.08m
2:29PM1.25m
2:52AM1.05m
3:27PM1.30m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.09m
8:01PM0.25m
8:05AM0.10m
9:16PM0.22m
9:10AM0.10m
10:23PM0.16m
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:24
 mm
1
3
1
2
9
1
Temp °C
23
22
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
25
26
28
25
25
Feels °C
24
22
21
21
23
22
21
21
20
20
22
22
23
23
23
23
25
25
26
27
28
30
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
24
5
6
6
12
21
21
21
21
21
88
89
99
96
85
98
81
63
62
45
47
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
S
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
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
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
24
24
5
24
23
23
22
7
6
6
3
3
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
13
17
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
7
7
7
6
6
3
3
3
20
21
14
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.4
SE
3
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
7
35
53
52
49
28
28
36
36
53
56
78
3
19
5
7
11
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1121
1149
609
59
60
271
3020
188
184
196
271
265
269
60
403
403
157
15
15
15
159
193
234
312
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(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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