48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.0°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
12
18
27
38
116
103
96
94
84
79
77
76
70
55
65
40
39
38
36
28
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
E
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
NE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58AM1.32m
11:24PM1.15m
11:48AM1.31m
00:21AM1.09m
12:45PM1.30m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.10m
5:26AM0.05m
6:18PM0.15m
6:13AM0.11m
7:24PM0.20m
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
31
32
29
27
26
25
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
29
32
31
26
Feels °C
32
31
32
28
29
27
28
23
23
23
25
24
25
26
27
26
26
30
34
33
26
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