48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
24.6°C
2.5° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
N
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
32
41
26
26
37
33
53
65
65
60
94
94
72
68
68
67
74
72
53
41
19
Wind (km/h)
10
W
25
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:33AM1.35m
10:48PM1.17m
11:17AM1.29m
11:36PM1.08m
12:03PM1.23m
Low Tide
4:17AM-0.00m
4:46PM0.05m
4:54AM0.08m
5:29PM0.13m
5:30AM0.16m
6:14PM0.21m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
23
22
23
24
23
22
22
21
21
22
21
20
20
20
19
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
28
22
18
18
19
18
16
18
16
17
19
18
18
18
19
19
21
20
19
20
20
20
20
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