48th Street Surf Break

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
20.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (19 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
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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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
63
48
47
35
26
27
28
27
27
18
18
18
11
11
11
10
22
20
20
36
31
56
94
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:13PM1.23m
00:22AM1.31m
1:08PM1.23m
1:16AM1.23m
2:01PM1.23m
2:08AM1.14m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.09m
6:47AM-0.02m
7:04PM0.16m
7:41AM0.04m
8:08PM0.21m
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
6
3
Temp °C
21
22
23
24
24
21
20
19
24
26
26
25
23
22
21
20
24
26
25
26
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
23
24
25
24
20
17
17
16
20
21
23
23
21
21
19
17
22
25
24
25
22
22
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
82
63
48
47
35
26
27
28
27
27
18
18
18
8
9
7
10
22
20
6
6
6
6
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
11
11
11
7
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.3
S
5
Energy kJ
1
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
5
1
1
1
20
36
31
56
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
21
165
182
182
182
165
320
165
222
160
320
273
285
160
160
222
21
273
291
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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