48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
23.9°C
2.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
43
43
100
138
150
155
160
143
113
120
107
107
88
83
62
63
49
64
100
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
N
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:34PM1.10m
3:07AM0.91m
3:31PM1.11m
4:07AM0.93m
4:28PM1.13m
Low Tide
8:05AM0.36m
9:17PM0.32m
9:17AM0.36m
10:14PM0.28m
10:17AM0.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
20
21
21
22
23
24
24
25
19
17
17
19
19
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