48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 1AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (11 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.7
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.5
ESE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
22
56
90
193
302
679
1093
805
916
772
580
439
330
232
117
136
86
59
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
15
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:13PM1.29m
8:37AM1.43m
8:54PM1.24m
9:17AM1.40m
9:34PM1.17m
Low Tide
2:13PM-0.04m
2:27AM-0.05m
2:57PM-0.03m
3:06AM-0.00m
3:39PM0.00m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
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7:05
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6:30
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6:28
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6:27
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2
9
7
2
2
3
1
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Temp °C
20
19
20
20
20
19
18
20
21
21
21
21
19
18
18
16
18
20
20
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
15
13
11
15
21
21
20
21
18
18
16
12
15
19
19
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