48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
20.3°C
0.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
58
59
61
38
24
39
27
24
25
22
22
23
23
29
43
42
64
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
0
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31PM1.26m
9:47AM1.42m
10:18PM1.20m
10:35AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:42PM-0.02m
3:44AM-0.04m
4:27PM-0.00m
4:25AM0.00m
5:15PM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
21
21
22
20
18
18
19
22
20
20
21
21
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