48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
19.7°C
2.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 9AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
1.8
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
0.2
ESE
9
2.2
NE
7
2
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
E
11
3
ENE
12
3
E
12
3.5
E
13
3.5
E
13
3.5
E
13
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
186
255
8
474
504
589
661
771
1037
1182
1314
1300
1377
1375
1663
2274
2962
3987
4026
3648
3587
3094
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
40
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:45AM0.92m
1:00PM1.10m
1:38AM0.90m
1:53PM1.08m
2:32AM0.91m
2:47PM1.08m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.32m
7:25PM0.29m
7:15AM0.37m
8:29PM0.29m
8:33AM0.37m
9:29PM0.26m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:11
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7:11
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6:20
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6:17
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6:16
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 mm
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1
2
3
4
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Temp °C
18
15
12
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
9
4
-1
-1
0
1
0
-1
-1
1
2
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
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