48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
26.1°C
2.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 12PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
21
47
17
29
26
22
21
22
21
16
14
14
14
14
28
27
27
27
34
33
31
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
NNE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:41AM0.90m
4:11PM1.14m
4:42AM0.92m
5:07PM1.17m
5:39AM0.96m
6:00PM1.22m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.30m
10:51PM0.26m
10:48AM0.27m
11:39PM0.20m
11:38AM0.23m
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
2
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
22
23
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
25
23
22
24
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
23
21
22
23
24
24
25
26
26
26
27
28
26
27
24
23
20
20
23
26
25
25
24
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