48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
25.6° C
2.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
75
72
45
36
24
17
17
13
13
13
21
32
31
20
20
20
27
20
15
14
23
26
18
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
7:33PM1.53m
8:11AM1.23m
8:26PM1.54m
9:05AM1.27m
9:19PM1.51m
Low Tide
1:15PM-0.04m
2:15AM-0.13m
2:13PM-0.07m
3:07AM-0.17m
3:09PM-0.08m
3:56AM-0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
24
25
26
25
24
24
23
24
30
34
35
32
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
24
23
22
22
21
22
21
23
29
34
34
31
28
28
29
30
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