Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 48th Street today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 9:01AM1.26m | 9:14PM1.31m | 9:36AM1.29m | 9:52PM1.27m | 10:15AM1.31m | 10:35PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.05m | 3:38AM-0.04m | 4:00PM0.05m | 4:12AM-0.02m | 4:42PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
32 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
5 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
20 | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 62 | 283 | 222 | 312 | 312 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 312 | 222 | 195 | 148 | 289 | 1 | 312 | 312 | 1053 | 1053 | 1151 | 312 |
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