48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.0°C
1.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
39
39
38
37
37
32
40
28
25
31
31
33
34
18
18
18
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
20
N
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:26AM1.21m
8:38PM1.34m
9:01AM1.26m
9:14PM1.31m
9:36AM1.29m
9:52PM1.27m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.07m
3:03AM-0.03m
3:20PM0.05m
3:38AM-0.04m
4:00PM0.05m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
7:32
 mm
1
4
1
2
Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
24
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
30
31
29
29
23
21
19
20
20
21
22
22
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
26
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