48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
16.1°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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
39
104
75
67
74
54
27
30
18
22
48
35
43
50
49
49
57
80
67
50
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:28AM1.48m
10:06PM1.17m
10:20AM1.43m
11:05PM1.12m
11:20AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:14PM-0.08m
4:10AM-0.03m
5:05PM-0.04m
5:00AM0.03m
6:00PM0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
19
22
22
18
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
19
19
13
10
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