48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
26.1° C
2.9° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
2 AM
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)
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
9
14
14
14
38
67
92
126
126
117
136
117
107
85
62
44
33
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:10AM1.06m
5:36PM1.42m
6:16AM1.11m
6:37PM1.48m
7:16AM1.18m
7:33PM1.53m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.04m
00:24AM-0.00m
12:16PM-0.00m
1:20AM-0.07m
1:15PM-0.04m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
2
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
26
24
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
29
27
27
27
29
28
26
27
27
26
23
22
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
23
23
24
23
22
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