48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
19.1°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
56
36
36
36
36
36
56
56
56
55
45
43
42
40
40
39
40
39
38
37
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30AM1.36m
00:15AM1.08m
12:33PM1.31m
1:20AM1.05m
1:39PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.10m
6:02AM0.12m
7:15PM0.16m
7:10AM0.19m
8:31PM0.17m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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Temp °C
23
25
25
24
23
22
21
21
25
27
27
25
23
20
19
17
15
15
15
16
18
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
20
20
20
19
22
24
25
23
23
19
17
12
12
12
12
14
17
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