48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.2° C
1.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.1
SE
13
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
7
7
19
50
7
199
173
181
110
74
59
45
33
33
24
26
26
26
29
26
23
25
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
30
S
35
S
50
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:03PM1.37m
11:46AM1.28m
11:54PM1.28m
12:37PM1.26m
00:45AM1.18m
1:26PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:27AM-0.10m
5:42PM0.06m
6:12AM-0.03m
6:34PM0.14m
6:58AM0.05m
7:32PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
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>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
4
4
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
27
29
28
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
25
24
23
22
23
23
24
24
24
Feels °C
25
24
26
29
28
27
20
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
23
24
23
22
21
22
23
24
23
22
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