48th Street Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.40° N 75.06° W

48th Street 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's 48th Street sea temperature is
26.3° C
3.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for 48th Street at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
47
33
31
21
18
18
17
17
25
38
40
31
30
29
20
14
13
22
22
22
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
WNW
5
SE
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:52AM1.05m
3:27PM1.30m
4:00AM1.04m
4:31PM1.36m
5:10AM1.06m
5:36PM1.42m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.10m
10:23PM0.16m
10:14AM0.07m
11:25PM0.08m
11:16AM0.04m
00:24AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
2
5
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
23
23
25
25
26
26
24
25
24
24
29
32
32
29
28
26
25
24
27
27
28
28
27
25
Feels °C
25
24
26
25
27
27
28
27
25
25
29
32
34
32
31
27
27
26
30
29
29
30
29
28
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