48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.8° C
1.7° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
12
12
12
13
15
26
19
14
21
43
94
92
36
35
33
31
29
29
28
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
W
5
NW
0
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:59AM1.29m
00:11AM1.13m
12:46PM1.24m
1:00AM1.04m
1:34PM1.19m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.13m
6:13AM0.11m
6:52PM0.21m
6:57AM0.20m
7:51PM0.27m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:49
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
29
28
28
26
25
24
24
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
31
32
31
28
27
26
27
29
28
29
29
29
29
27
28
30
29
29
28
28
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