48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.3°C
2.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 10AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
10
1
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
7
7
7
8
9
36
13
12
12
21
21
21
21
34
71
79
64
36
24
16
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
N
20
NNE
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:48AM1.27m
7:05PM1.42m
7:37AM1.35m
7:52PM1.43m
8:23AM1.40m
8:37PM1.40m
Low Tide
00:44AM-0.04m
12:52PM-0.01m
1:32AM-0.09m
1:44PM-0.05m
2:17AM-0.12m
2:34PM-0.06m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
23
23
27
31
30
26
24
23
22
21
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
23
23
22
23
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
25
30
33
30
25
25
22
21
23
21
22
22
21
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our 48th Street surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest