48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.3°C
2.7° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
0
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)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
12
8
12
13
21
13
21
34
56
78
66
49
26
16
16
17
20
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
25
N
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:05PM1.42m
7:37AM1.35m
7:52PM1.43m
8:23AM1.40m
8:37PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:32AM-0.09m
1:44PM-0.05m
2:17AM-0.12m
2:34PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
23
23
27
29
29
27
25
24
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
20
20
20
19
20
26
29
31
28
27
26
21
23
23
24
24
24
23
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