48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.8°C
1.9° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 12PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
SE
4
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
4
15
14
32
17
17
36
35
35
35
34
33
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
5
NE
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:42AM0.92m
5:07PM1.17m
5:39AM0.96m
6:00PM1.22m
6:29AM1.03m
6:45PM1.27m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.27m
11:39PM0.20m
11:38AM0.23m
00:24AM0.15m
12:25PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:42
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
24
22
25
27
28
27
26
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
25
23
22
21
23
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
22
26
27
26
27
26
22
21
23
23
22
22
23
26
21
20
20
22
25
25
25
25
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