48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.6° C
1.6° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 7AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
E
5
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
87
113
78
47
33
30
29
28
26
27
37
25
33
41
34
36
37
41
30
33
39
47
55
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:18AM0.95m
3:54PM1.18m
4:15AM0.92m
4:48PM1.19m
5:14AM0.93m
5:41PM1.21m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.22m
10:32PM0.24m
10:27AM0.23m
11:22PM0.21m
11:16AM0.22m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
4
Temp °C
23
21
21
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
23
17
18
18
19
20
22
22
22
21
19
20
20
21
22
22
23
22
19
20
20
20
21
22
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