
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 48th Street today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 48th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 22 | 51 | 84 | 285 | 375 | 438 | 579 | 314 | 316 | 292 | 215 | 178 | 162 | 136 | 88 | 81 | 81 | 67 | 65 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.18m | 10:57PM1.21m | 11:30AM1.21m | 11:43PM1.16m | 12:16PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM0.14m | 5:16AM0.02m | 5:41PM0.16m | 5:51AM0.04m | 6:31PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 376 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 162 | 136 | 88 | 81 | 81 | 67 | 65 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 |
3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 |
26 | 22 | 51 | 84 | 285 | 375 | 438 | 579 | 314 | 316 | 292 | 215 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1310 | 1149 | 1121 | 1073 | 609 | 1050 | 882 | 247 | 1107 | 1107 | 222 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 184 | 184 | 403 | 403 | 403 |
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