48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
24.6° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1
S
5
1.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
34
47
67
50
37
39
36
34
42
62
72
61
50
43
41
38
51
85
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:03PM1.28m
2:35AM1.03m
3:05PM1.30m
3:45AM1.02m
4:14PM1.33m
Low Tide
8:55PM0.21m
8:45AM0.14m
10:07PM0.17m
9:58AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:04
8:02
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
28
27
29
32
31
29
25
24
24
24
27
30
32
29
26
Feels °C
29
28
29
29
29
29
30
31
30
29
26
25
25
26
28
30
32
30
24
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