48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
26.2° C
2.0° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
1.4
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
11
7
10
30
56
7
0
0
83
78
55
44
45
47
36
36
26
26
22
76
57
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
10
NW
10
N
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:11AM1.32m
11:22PM1.23m
11:59AM1.29m
00:11AM1.13m
12:46PM1.24m
Low Tide
4:53AM-0.07m
5:15PM0.05m
5:33AM0.01m
6:02PM0.13m
6:13AM0.11m
6:52PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
25
23
24
24
28
30
29
29
27
26
24
22
25
26
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
24
23
23
23
22
21
23
22
24
25
29
32
32
33
29
28
24
22
26
26
29
27
27
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